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Machine Learning Engineer / Research Engineer (Contractor)

manevaRemote — Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Remote Contract

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Experience Level

Mid to Senior

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:Master's or PhD in Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline.2–5 years of practical experience as a Machine Learning Engineer. At least one first or co-author paper published in a recognized ML or robotics venue (e.g., CoRL, RSS, ICRA, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR). Expertise in PyTorch and experience with distributed training for ML models. Hands-on experience with imitation learning, reinforcement learning, or vision-language-action (VLA) methods for sequential decision-making. Proficient in using Docker for reproducible ML and research workflows. Ability to design and structure ablation studies for ML experiments. Proficiency in reading recent ML/robotics papers and independently implementing methods. Preferred Qualifications:Experience in fine-tuning vision-language-action (VLA) models. Background in robotics manipulation. Contributions to OpenPi or LeRobot projects. Familiarity with advanced ML research workflows. Experience working with cross-disciplinary teams in industrial automation.

About the job

About maneva

maneva builds AI systems for manufacturing, using vision and production data to reduce downtime, improve quality, and support worker safety through automation on the factory floor.

Role Overview

This contract position calls for a Machine Learning Engineer / Research Engineer to join maneva's research and engineering efforts. The role involves close collaboration with a lead researcher and robotics engineers to advance industrial automation solutions.

What You Will Do

  • Work alongside a lead researcher to guide modeling choices, run structured experiments, and contribute to academic paper development.
  • Implement and maintain policy training code for methods such as ACT, Diffusion Policy, Pi0 fine-tuning/OpenPi, and baseline techniques.
  • Independently investigate and apply new methods from recent academic literature.
  • Run ablation sweeps, prepare comparison tables and plots, and analyze results to extract insights.
  • Maintain an evaluation harness to support reproducibility across experiments.
  • Conduct literature reviews and organize documentation for ongoing and completed work.
  • Draft and refine technical writing, including methods, experiments, and related work sections.
  • Review training code written by robotics engineers as needed.

Location

Remote , Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About maneva

Maneva is dedicated to pioneering cutting-edge AI solutions for manufacturing, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency and safety through intelligent automation. Join us in transforming industrial processes with innovative technology and expert collaboration.

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