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ML/AI Engineer

San Francisco💼 Full-time💰 $98,000–$98,000🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Independent and collaborative research in Robotics, AI, and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) to translate frontier ideas into physical systems deployed in the real world.

Role type

Researcher (Robotics & AI)

Builds

Prototype robot behaviors, control pipelines, and deployable systems for real-world scenarios.

Domain

Robotics, AI, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)

Deliverable

research

Required skills

Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Python, C++, Robotics concepts (perception, control, state estimation), Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Robot Action models (VLA, imitation learning, reinforcement learning), Simulation

Preferred skills

Multimodal and audio-based communication, Speech and conversational interfaces, Large Language Models (LLMs) for robot behavior, Vision-language-action (VLA) models

Responsibilities

Design and lead an independent research agenda, Conduct experiments and field deployments on real hardware, Develop theoretical frameworks and prototype robot behaviors, Synthesize findings from academic literature, Integrate models into robot control pipelines, Collaborate cross-functionally to translate insights into deployable systems

Seniority

Individual Contributor (IC), Research-focused

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