Lead Robotics Research Scientist — AI & Autonomy

Samsung Research America (SRA)

Mountain View (CA)

On-site

USD 242,500 - 376,650

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Samsung Research America is seeking a Principal Research Scientist with deep expertise in robot reasoning to advance autonomous robotic systems in real-world tasks. The role emphasizes patenting and publication, leveraging Samsung’s product ecosystem to push the frontier of robotics and AI.

Candidates with additional experience will be considered for other opportunities. The position requires leadership of researchers and collaboration across divisions to deliver demonstrators and documented

Qualifications

PhD in CS/EE/Robotics or equivalent.
11+ years of post-graduate robotics R&D experience.
Multiple first-author publications in top-tier robotics venues (e.g., CoRL, ICRA, RSS, CVPR, ICML, NeurIPS).
Fundamentals of robotics, ML, planning, and computer vision; testing on real robots.

Responsibilities

Conduct state-of-the-art research advancing long-horizon robot autonomy (TAMP, vision-language models, open-world perception).
Lead a team to design and implement research prototypes on robotic platforms.
Collaborate across cross-functional teams from concept to evaluation and deployment.
Provide technical leadership and shape R&D priorities with current research insights.
Establish collaborations with universities and startups to explore frontier topics.
Publish patents and papers in top venues.