Research Scientist, Robotics
Google DeepMind · Cambridge, MA, USA
Frontier labonsite$174k–$252k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build foundation VLA models combining Gemini understanding with robot control.
- Advance dexterous, general-purpose robots that perceive, plan and act.
- Partner with robotics companies to deploy AI innovations at scale.
What they offer
- 15% bonus target
- equity
- benefits
Ideal candidate
A curious, collaborative researcher passionate about embodied AI who loves turning bold ideas into working robots and sharing findings with the wider research community.
Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience contributing to research communities including publishing at conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CoRL, ICML, ICLR)
- Experience working with simulators and robots
- Experience training neural networks using large datasets or simulation to improve real robot behavior
- Experience in robot manipulation
- Experience with Python programming
Lab profile
About Google DeepMind
Google's AI lab building frontier models like Gemini to advance science and general intelligence.
What they build
- Gemini
- Gemma
- AlphaFold
Known for
- Frontier foundation models and GenAI
- Large-scale training with JAX, PyTorch, TensorFlow
- Model evaluation and deployment expertise
- Responsible frontier AI research
Key facts
- Founded in 2010
- Headquartered in London, UK
- Part of Google (Alphabet)
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