Lead Robotics AI Research Scientist

Samsung-Research-America; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 242,500 - 376,650; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel 10%

Job summary

Samsung Research America in Mountain View, CA seeks a Principal Research Scientist to advance robot reasoning and long-horizon autonomy. You will drive research across planning, perception, and multimodal systems, leading prototypes on real robots and publishing outcomes.

The role requires a PhD and 11+ years of robotics R&D, with a track record of first-author papers and patents. Travel up to 10% is expected; collaboration with academia and industry is encouraged.

Qualifications

• PhD in CS/EE/Robotics or equivalent.
• 11+ years of post-graduate robotics R&D.
• Strong publication record in top robotics venues.
• Fundamentals of robotics, machine learning, planning and vision.
• Experience with simulated and real robots.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ambitious state-of-the-art robotics research on long-horizon autonomy.
• Lead a team to design and implement prototypes and demonstrations on robotic platforms.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams from concept to evaluation.
• Provide technical leadership and shape R&D priorities.
• Establish university/startup collaborations for joint topics.
• Generate patents and papers for top-tier venues.

Skills

PhD in CS/EE/Robotics

11+ years robotics R&D

Publications in top-tier venues

Fundamentals of robotics, ML, planning

ML model development & deployment

PyTorch, TensorFlow, C++, ROS, CUDA

Independent problem solving

Verbal communication & writing

Education

PhD in CS/EE/Robotics

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

C++

ROS

CUDA

Job description

Samsung Research America in Mountain View, CA seeks a Principal Research Scientist to advance robot reasoning and long-horizon autonomy. You will drive research across planning, perception, and multimodal systems, leading prototypes on real robots and publishing outcomes.

The role requires a PhD and 11+ years of robotics R&D, with a track record of first-author papers and patents. Travel up to 10% is expected; collaboration with academia and industry is encouraged.