Robotics Simulation & Control Engineer

Here at Humanoid, we believe in a future where robots amplify human potential. That’s why we’ve set out on a mission to build the world’s most capable, commercially-scalable, and safe humanoid robots. We’re bringing that mission to life with HMND‑01 Alpha - our rapidly developed humanoid platform now running in real industrial pilots - and we’re growing the team to take it even further.

About The Role

We're hiring a Robotics Simulation &​ Control Engineer to join our Controls team based in London.

As a Robotics Simulation &​ Control Engineer , you will help design and validate future generations of our robotic platforms - including bipedal and wheeled systems - using physics simulation and reinforcement learning.

You will develop tools to determine whether a robot design can perform real-world tasks before committing to hardware .

Your work will directly inform robot architecture, actuator selection, sensor placement, and control strategies .

A key responsibility of this role is owning and validating the canonical robot models (URDF and simulation assets) used across simulation and control stacks.

What You’ll Do

• Design and evaluate new robot platforms using physics simulation.
• Analyze robot capabilities including workspace, manipulability, dynamic balance, and torque limits.
• Use reinforcement learning to stress-test robot designs and explore capability limits.
• Own and maintain URDF models of current and future robot platforms.
• Maintain the CAD → URDF → simulation pipeline.
• Develop tools and benchmarks to evaluate locomotion, manipulation, and platform robustness.
• Provide quantitative feedback to hardware teams on actuator sizing, joint placement, mass distribution, and sensor layout.
• Collaborate with mechanical, control, and perception teams to guide platform design decisions.

What We're Looking For

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Control, or a related field.
• Strong foundation in robot kinematics and dynamics.
• Experience with robot simulation environments (MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, Gazebo, or similar).
• Experience with reinforcement learning in robotics or physics-based simulation.
• Experience working with URDF or similar robot description formats.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++.

Nice To Have

• Experience with legged, humanoid, or wheeled robots.
• Experience training RL locomotion or manipulation policies.
• Experience with whole-body control or torque-controlled robots.
• Experience with simulation-driven hardware design.
• Experience building large-scale RL training pipelines.

What We Offer

• Competitive equity: stock options with meaningful upside as we scale.
• 30+ days time off, including 23 days annual leave, all UK bank holidays, and additional company closure days (including Christmas–New Year shutdown).
• Private healthcare, including virtual and in-person care.
• Pension scheme with 8% total contribution (5% employee, 3% employer) on full earnings.
• Free daily breakfast, catered lunch, and snacks in-office.
• Work at the frontier - collaborate daily with world-class engineers, researchers, and product experts building the next generation of AI and humanoid robotics.
• Real ownership - direct access to founding leadership, meaningful input on product direction, and the ability to drive key initiatives from day one.