AI Research Scientist in Robotics

Summary

Join our innovative team as an AI Research Scientist focusing on robotics! In this role, you will push the boundaries of robot foundation models and create cutting-edge autonomous robot policies for intricate manipulation tasks. Collaborate with a diverse team of researchers, engineers, and designers, and gain access to state-of-the-art technology and testing facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced machine learning and computer vision models to elevate robotics research.
• Design and implement robust ML pipelines for training effective robot policies.
• Establish experimental protocols for data collection and robot policy assessment, and conduct detailed analysis of outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, with completion required before joining.
• Ph.D. in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or a relevant technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience applying advanced AI techniques in robotics, including VLAs, imitation learning, and cross-embodiment transfer learning.
• 3+ years in deploying and evaluating robot policies effectively.
• 3+ years of expertise in deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow, along with proficiency in Python programming.

Preferred Qualifications

• A strong portfolio of research contributions with publications in esteemed conferences and journals such as Robotics (RSS, ICRA, IROS, CoRL, T-RO, IJRR), Machine Learning (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, JMLR), and Computer Vision (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, TPAMI).
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration and effective communication across diverse disciplines.

Compensation

$117,000/year to $173,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity

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