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Research Engineer, Human Biomechanics

Relari
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San Francisco, CA$125k - $175kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Engineering-focused research role at Relari focusing on human biomechanics to inform robot learning and manipulation, with hands-on signal processing, multimodal data fusion, and experiments bridging biomechanics with robotic policies. On-site in San Francisco, full-time.

Responsibilities

  • Develop signal-processing and learning methods for synchronized EMG, force, tactile, pressure, motion, and visual data.
  • Design experiments and sensor configurations that capture how humans regulate contact, stability, coordination, and effort during manipulation.
  • Build multimodal representations that connect neuromuscular activity with external forces and touch feedback.
  • Develop calibration and domain-adaptation methods that remain reliable across people, sessions, tasks, and sensor configurations.
  • Create data-collection protocols grounded in biomechanics and downstream robot-learning needs.
  • Work with robot-learning researchers to test whether physical-interaction representations improve policy behavior and cross-embodiment transfer.
  • Influence wearable sensing, force and tactile hardware, validation procedures, and future measurement systems.

Qualifications

  • Research or engineering depth in biomechanics, neuroengineering, biomedical engineering, motor control, computational neuroscience, haptics, kinesiology, or a related field.
  • Hands-on experience collecting and analyzing biomechanical or physiological data (e.g., EMG, force, pressure, tactile sensing, motion capture, wearable sensors).
  • Strong quantitative skills in signal processing, statistics, time-series modeling, sensor fusion, or machine learning.
  • Fluency in Python and ability to build reliable modeling pipelines around imperfect, synchronized sensor data.
  • Interest in connecting human physical interaction with learned robot behavior; PhD welcome but not required with equivalent depth.

Skills

Required:Biomechanics / neuroengineering data analysisSignal processingMachine learning / sensor fusionPythonCross-domain collaboration
Nice to have:PhD (optional)
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Relari is building the infrastructure for trustworthy AI agents in the Software 3.0 era. We’re the company behind Nuvi.dev — a natural language agent builder that turns plain-English specifications into intelligent, verifiable agents — as well as the open-source frameworks Agent Contract and continuous-eval, which ensure AI systems behave as intended.

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