Position Details

Salary $121K – $182K USD / year

Type Not Specified

Experience mid

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category Science & Research

About this role

This role is for a Robotics Researcher focused on applied Physical AI—building embodied intelligence that enables robots to see, reason, and manipulate the world. The position emphasizes end-to-end work from high-level reasoning to low-level control and expects publication and patent activity.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and implement physical intelligence (high-level reasoning to low-level control)
Build embodied intelligence so robots can see, reason, and manipulate
Derive loss functions and debug real-world robot arms
Lead innovative projects with rapid prototyping
Publish findings and file patents for world-first technologies

Technical Overview

You will architect and implement systems spanning physical intelligence, focusing on translating theory into real-world robot behavior. The technical scope includes high-level reasoning, low-level control, and embodied intelligence with a strong emphasis on rapid prototyping and real hardware debugging (robot arm).

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a robotics researcher who combines deep theory with hands-on implementation, capable of deriving loss functions and debugging real-world robot arms. They have applied research experience building embodied intelligence systems for physical intelligence, spanning high-level reasoning through low-level control, and are comfortable publishing, patenting, and iterating via rapid prototyping.

Must-Have Skills

Applied research focus on AI and robotics in the physical worldArchitect & Implement physical intelligence (high-level reasoning to low-level control)Embodied intelligence (robots to seereasonand manipulate the world)Builder-researcher capability (loss function derivation and debugging a real-world robot arm)

Required Skills

Robotics researchAIphysical intelligenceembodied intelligencehigh-level reasoninglow-level controlrobot arm debuggingloss function derivationautonomous operationsrapid prototypingpublishingpatent filingconference attendance

Hard Skills

Robotics researchArtificial intelligencePhysical intelligenceEmbodied intelligenceLoss function derivationDebugging real-world robot armArchitect & Implement (design and implement physical intelligence stack)High-level reasoningLow-level controlComputer vision (robots see)Reasoning systemsManipulation (robots manipulate the world)Autonomous operationsPublishing findingsFiling patentsRapid prototypingConference attendancePatent filingSimulation-to-real-world deployment (simulation that works; code moving in real world)

Soft Skills

Intellectual curiosityRapid prototyping mindsetPeer reviewCollective brainstormingCollaborative teamworkComfort with ambiguity (vaguely defined research problem)Innovation mindsetImpact orientationAdaptability (simulation to real world)

Industry & Role

Industry Manufacturing

Job Function Apply AI and robotics research to build embodied intelligence for autonomous industrial operations.

Role Subtype Research Scientist

Tech Domains AI & Machine Learning

Keywords for Your Resume

Robotics ResearcherPhysical AIRobotics Center of ExcellenceRCoEautonomous operationsphysical intelligenceembodied intelligencehigh-level reasoninglow-level controlrobot armloss functionAI and roboticscomputer visionreasoningmanipulate the worldrapid prototypingpeer reviewpublishingfile patentspatentsconferencesHybrid roleWaterlooON

Deal Breakers

Must demonstrate hands-on capability debugging real-world robot hardware (robot arm), Must have applied research focus on AI and robotics in the physical world, Must be able to architect and implement physical intelligence (high-level reasoning and low-level control)

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