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Senior Robotics Research Engineer

Austin, TexasFull-time$161,500–$161,5002026-09-20 → 2026-10-07
Hybrid

Core

Conduct original research in robotics (learning, perception, planning, control) and implement methods on real robotic platforms to build intelligent systems.

Role type

Senior IC robotics research engineer

Builds

Research prototypes and coherent intelligent robotic systems

Domain

Robotics, Physical AI, Embodied AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

PhD in Robotics/CS/EE/ME/ML, C++/Python, algorithm implementation on physical systems, open-ended problem formulation, cross-disciplinary integration, publication record

Preferred skills

Robot learning/RL/embodied AI, foundation models (VLAs/VLMs), task/motion planning, robot control (MPC/optimization), perception/SLAM, safety-critical methods, mechatronics, simulation-to-real transfer

Technologies

C++, Python, simulation environments, robotic platforms

Responsibilities

Conduct original research in robotics areas; develop new methods for perception, reasoning, planning, learning, and action; integrate capabilities into hierarchical adaptive systems; build and evaluate research prototypes on real platforms; collaborate across ML, perception, planning, and control teams; identify system bottlenecks; publish at leading venues. (via careerplan.io/jobs/100941231360-senior-robotics-research-engineer-at-arm)

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC