Applied
Research Engineer - Robot Learning
Sunnyvale. Posted 15 months ago
The role
Research Engineers will create technology for next-generation physical AI, focusing on end-to-end autonomous driving and robotic generalists. You will support robotic hardware setup, construct simulation environments, and collaborate on research publications and algorithm deployment.
What you will do
- Support the team robotic and data collection hardware set up
- Design the mechatronic system for customized demands
- Construct robotic simulation environments at scale for RL training
- Process human data for robotic use cases
- Work with Research Scientists and interns on high-quality research publications
- Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy end-to-end algorithms for mass production vehicles
- Collaborate on neural simulation/generation for tools supporting autonomy development
Required qualifications
- Hands-on experience in at least one of the following: World-action foundation model, video/Gaussian generation, diffusion policy, multi-modal robot learning, VLA post-training, reinforcement learning,
- Strong engineering and research skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects
- Technical experience in Python, Pytorch, computer vision, robotics systems, and distributed machine learning model training
- Masters or PhD in machine learning and computer vision with autonomy and robotics applications or closely related field
- 1+ year of experience in autonomy and robotics applications or closely related field
Nice to have
- Passion for building and shipping customer-focused software frameworks or tools
Benefits
- Base salary
- Equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
- 401k retirement benefits with employer match
- Learning and wellness stipends
- Paid time off
About the company
Applied Intuition, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company creating digital infrastructure for physical AI. It services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.