Open Call – Research Engineer / Scientist
Core
Transforming ambitious technical ideas into evidence, working prototypes, and technologies that advance humanoid performance toward human-level capability.
Role type
Research Engineer / Scientist (Humanoid Robotics)
Builds
Working prototypes, platforms, and technologies for 1X's flagship home robot NEO
Domain
Robotics, AI, manufacturing, and system architecture for human-level general-purpose humanoids
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | research | infrastructure
Required skills
Exceptional technical depth in a specific field, ability to reason across adjacent disciplines, independent origination of technical ideas, rigorous experimentation, real-world validation
Preferred skills
Robotics, AI, controls, sensing, actuation, materials science, manufacturing, neuroscience, biomechanics, leading technical projects, translating research to deployable products
Technologies
Robotics frameworks, AI models, control systems, sensing hardware, actuation systems, manufacturing tools
Responsibilities
Develop and validate technologies advancing humanoid capability, demonstrate improvements via benchmarking, translate research to working systems, identify technical bottlenecks, create paths from research to scalable product
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with deep expertise