Software Control Teleoperation Engineer

About the Company

Humanoid is on a mission to build the world’s most capable, commercially-scalable, and safe humanoid robots. Their HMND-01 Alpha platform is already running in real industrial pilots.

Responsibilities

• Develop immersive VR control experiences using HMDs, motion-tracked controllers, and full-body capture systems
• Architect and implement ultra-low-latency wireless communication pipelines for synchronized video, depth, and motion data streaming
• Design and optimize encoding, compression, and transmission of multi-camera video feeds
• Integrate stereo video and depth data into Unity-based VR environments
• Implement sensor fusion and motion filtering for stable human-to-robot motion mapping
• Own UX design and interaction logic for the VR teleoperation experience
• Build tools for session recording, data annotation, and synchronization
• Validate performance under realistic wireless-network conditions

Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in VR/AR, real-time communication, or interactive 3D application development
• Proficiency in C++ and Python
• Experience with Unity (C#) or similar VR/AR development environments
• Strong understanding of low-latency video/depth streaming and wireless networking
• Hands-on experience with VR headsets (Meta Quest, Vive), motion capture (OptiTrack), and tracking systems (Xsense suit)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating VR-based teleoperation or remote-presence control systems
• Familiarity with WebRTC, ROS 2, or custom real-time communication protocols
• Understanding of stereo vision, 3D reconstruction, and multi-sensor calibration
• Background in human-computer interaction or spatial UX design