Research Scientist, Simulation Agents — Flexible Hours & Remote

Waabi; Toronto; Híbrido; CAD 221.000 - 377.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive compensation and equity

Health and Wellness benefits

Unlimited Vacation

Flexible hours and Work from Home

Catered meals and team events

Descripción de la vacante

Waabi, a leader in Physical AI with offices in Toronto, is seeking a Research Scientist for the Behaviors team. You will drive research on realistic and controllable simulation agents for Waabi World, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to push the frontiers of imitation and reinforcement learning in autonomous systems.

You’ll publish at top ML/robotics venues, mentor junior scientists, and contribute to production-ready solutions with strong software engineering skills and large-scale

Formación

• Masters/PhD in machine learning, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Strong background in imitation learning and/or reinforcement learning.
• Publications in top-tier conferences or journals related to machine learning or robotics.
• Proficiency with modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Jax.

Responsabilidades

• Own and pursue a research agenda to develop realistic and controllable simulation agents.
• Advance the state-of-the-art in RL, imitation learning, and generative models for simulation.
• Collaborate with simulation, autonomy, and safety teams to define high-impact research problems and ship solutions into production.

Conocimientos

Imitation learning

Reinforcement learning

ML frameworks

Research collaboration

Educación

Master's or PhD in ML/CS/Engineering

Herramientas

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Descripción del empleo

Waabi, a leader in Physical AI with offices in Toronto, is seeking a Research Scientist for the Behaviors team. You will drive research on realistic and controllable simulation agents for Waabi World, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to push the frontiers of imitation and reinforcement learning in autonomous systems.

You’ll publish at top ML/robotics venues, mentor junior scientists, and contribute to production-ready solutions with strong software engineering skills and large-scale