Senior Research Scientist, Physical AI — Flexible Hybrid Work

Siemens; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible working hours

Development opportunities (expert or领导

Job summary

Siemens in Vienna invites applications for a Senior Research Scientist on Physical AI to shape industrial AI systems across edge, on-premise and cloud. You will guide research from conception to evaluation, translating industrial needs into measurable outcomes.

The role focuses on multimodal models, world models and advanced planning for real-world applications. Requirements include a PhD or an outstanding Master's with a strong ML publication record, plus hands-on experience with PyTorch/JAX

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence or related field or outstanding Master's with research track record.
• Several years of research experience in modern ML incl. foundation models, multimodal learning, world models, generative AI or RL.
• Strong publication record and hands-on experience training, fine-tuning and evaluating large models using Python and PyTorch and/or JAX.
• Experience turning research into working prototypes using real-world or industrial data, with solid software engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Shaping the Physical AI research agenda and translating industrial needs into ambitious research questions and measurable outcomes.
• Developing and adapting multimodal foundation models, vision-language-action models and world models for industrial and embodied applications.
• Advancing reinforcement learning, imitation learning and agentic planning for complex, multi-step physical tasks.
• Designing efficient training and inference methods across GPU clusters, edge devices, on-premise infrastructure and cloud environments.
• Defining rigorous benchmarks for performance, safety, robustness and reliability, and validating solutions with Siemens teams.
• Leading scientific collaborations, mentoring researchers and representing Siemens through publications, patents and partnerships.

Skills

Machine learning

Foundation models

Multimodal learning

World models

Reinforcement learning

Agentic planning

Python

Publications

Education

PhD in Computer Science / AI

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

Python

Job description

Siemens in Vienna invites applications for a Senior Research Scientist on Physical AI to shape industrial AI systems across edge, on-premise and cloud. You will guide research from conception to evaluation, translating industrial needs into measurable outcomes.

The role focuses on multimodal models, world models and advanced planning for real-world applications. Requirements include a PhD or an outstanding Master's with a strong ML publication record, plus hands-on experience with PyTorch/JAX