Research Scientist, Robotics

Highlights

• Develop open foundation models, datasets, and benchmarks for robotics.
• Experiment with large-scale simulation tools and real-world robots.
• Investigate scaling and generalization of broadly competent robots.

What they offer

• Annual bonuses and long-term incentive plan
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance and disability coverage plus EAP
• 401k plan with health savings and flexible spending account options
• $125/month for commuting or internet and $200/month for fitness and wellbeing
• Up to 10 sick days, 7 personal days, 20 vacation days and 12 paid holidays

Ideal candidate

PhD-level robotics researcher passionate about open science and ambitious, team-based breakthroughs. Collaborative and curious, eager to mentor and publish while pushing broadly competent robots forward.

Requirements

• PhD-level foundation in robot manipulation, planning and control, RL and imitation learning, real-world systems, sim2real, or world and foundation models
• Strong publication record in AI-related venues such as CoRL, ICRA, RSS, CVPR, NeurIPS, ICLR
• Strong software engineering skills
• Experience working with real robot systems and/or with deep learning frameworks