Lead Physical AI Researcher for General-Purpose Robots

Feather Robotics

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Feather Robotics seeks a Physical AI Researcher to lead applied research advancing reliability and data efficiency for manipulation in general-purpose robots. You will work on a humanoid platform shipping for a year and drive research toward commercial deployment.

The role requires strong ML background, embodied AI experience, and publications in robotics. A collaborative, fast-paced environment offers ownership and opportunity to shape a scalable labor platform.

Qualifications

MS or PhD in EECS, Robotics, CS, AI, or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
Strong background in machine learning with applied robotics or embodied AI.
Publications in top robotics conferences (ICRA, CoRL, RSS, IROS, etc.).

Responsibilities

Develop, train, and deploy machine learning models for general-purpose robots.
Implement and optimize algorithms in imitation learning, RL, diffusion policies, VLA, and navigation.
Collaborate with robotics engineers to integrate perception, control, and cognition into a unified system.
Conduct applied research that pushes Physical AI forward, with an emphasis on commercial viability.
Analyze performance, debug complex behaviors, and continuously improve model robustness in the real world.