CareerPlan

PhD Research Intern, Generalist Embodied Agents Research - 2027

US, CA, Santa ClaraInternship2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10

Core

Build humanoid robot foundation models and systems for general-purpose embodied agents that learn to explore and master complex skills across virtual and physical worlds.

Role type

PhD Research Intern, Generalist Embodied Agents Research

Builds

General-purpose embodied agents, foundation models for humanoid robots

Domain

Robotics, AI, Machine Learning, Physical Simulation

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Rapid prototyping, Model training frameworks (PyTorch, Jax, Tensorflow), Large-scale ML/AI systems, Computer infrastructure, Multimodal foundation models, Robotics (RL, Imitation Learning, Control methods)

Preferred skills

C++, CUDA, Robot hardware operation, Physics simulation frameworks (Mujoco, Isaac suite)

Technologies

PyTorch, Jax, Tensorflow, Python, C++, CUDA, Mujoco, Isaac suite

Responsibilities

Design and implement novel AI algorithms and models for general-purpose humanoid robots; Develop large-scale AI training and inference methods for foundation models; Optimize and deploy AI models in physical simulation and on robot hardware; Collaborate with research and engineering teams to transfer research to products and services.

Seniority

PhD Research Intern