Remote VP of Physical AI & Robotics Research

Pro Integrate LLC; New York (NY); Remote; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Remote-first workforce

Job summary

micro1 is seeking a VP of Robotics Research to define and lead the Physical AI research program. You will steer research across robotics, embodied agents, learning, data, evaluation, and physical-world automation, building a world-class team and collaborating with leading AI labs.

You will oversee development of scalable data-generation, rigorous benchmarks, and integration of simulation with real-world experiments, while publishing influential work and shaping the company’s trajectory in

Qualifications

• PhD or MS in a related technical field with strong research track record.
• Proven ability to define and drive long-term research agendas.
• Experience leading interdisciplinary robotics/AI teams.

Responsibilities

• Set the Physical AI research agenda across robotics, agents, learning, data, and automation.
• Build agents that connect foundation models to robots and physical interfaces.
• Lead and mentor researchers and engineers; publish consequential work.

Skills

Physical AI

Robotics

Robot learning

Multimodal models

Imitation learning

Reinforcement learning

World models

Planning

Education

Masters or PhD in Robotics/CS/AI/ML/Engineering

Tools

ROS/ROS2

MuJoCo

ManiSkill

Isaac Lab

Job description

micro1 is seeking a VP of Robotics Research to define and lead the Physical AI research program. You will steer research across robotics, embodied agents, learning, data, evaluation, and physical-world automation, building a world-class team and collaborating with leading AI labs.

You will oversee development of scalable data-generation, rigorous benchmarks, and integration of simulation with real-world experiments, while publishing influential work and shaping the company’s trajectory in