Research Engineer / Research Scientist — Robotics & Physical AI
mid$100K – $300K
via Ashby
About this role
ABOUT THE ROLE
This role sits at the intersection of research and engineering on a small, collaborative team building AI-driven systems that help robots learn, reason, and operate in the physical world. You'll work across learning algorithms, simulation, and hardware — pushing robot capabilities from simulation into real-world deployment and shaping how robots perceive, plan, and act.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Develop learning systems for robots, including policies, world models, and vision-language-action models.
- Build and maintain simulation environments and evaluation frameworks for robotic tasks.
- Apply and advance computer vision and perception algorithms for autonomous robots.…
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