CareerPlanSign in

Research Scientist - Humanoid Robotics

Sunnyvale💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Founding senior Research Scientist setting the research agenda for humanoid robotics, focusing on dexterous manipulation and world-action foundation models.

Role type

Founding senior Research Scientist (Humanoid Robotics)

Builds

Manipulation policies for humanoid robotic systems and dexterous hands

Domain

Robotics, Physical AI, Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Robotics research, Manipulation, Robot learning, World-action foundation models, Reinforcement learning, Top-tier publication record, PhD in ML/CV/Robotics

Preferred skills

Humanoid robotics platforms, Dexterous manipulation, VLA/WAM, Large-scale RL in simulation, Sim-to-real transfer, Imitation learning, Tech Lead experience

Technologies

CoRL, ICRA, RSS, IROS, VLA, WAM

Responsibilities

Set and drive the research agenda for humanoid robotics, Conduct original research on world-action foundation models and reinforcement learning, Publish at top-tier venues, Collaborate with Research Engineers to deploy work into real platforms, Partner with senior researchers on cross-cutting autonomy problems

Seniority

Senior, founding team member with TL growth path

Sourced via ashby · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.