Research Engineer (Robotics) - World Modelling, FAIR

Meta; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Research Engineer to join their cutting-edge AI research team. This role involves advancing AI through world modeling, machine learning, and robotics. You will collaborate with top scientists and engineers, design experiments, and publish impactful research. If you are passionate about building scalable and robust AI models, this opportunity offers a chance to shape the future of technology in a dynamic environment. Join a team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of AI and creating immersive experiences that connect people around the globe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required.
• Research background in AI, machine learning, or statistics is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute research to advance AI technologies.
• Design and implement experiments, reporting results effectively.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build software tools.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

Machine Learning

Computer Vision

Reinforcement Learning

Self-Supervised Learning

Statistics

Applied Mathematics

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in a Relevant Field

PhD in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

C++

CUDA

Job description

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Base pay range

$56.25/yr - $173,000.00/yr

Meta is seeking a Research Engineer to join the Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team, one of the top industrial AI research organizations in the world. Come join FAIR's efforts to build world models, learn to understand and make predictions about the physical world, especially from video, and develop efficient algorithms for world model-based planning and control.

Our team is driving an ambitious agenda to train and use world models for embodied and wearable agents. We focus on topics including self-supervised learning from video (e.g., joint-embedding predictive architectures/JEPAs), predictive models, model-based reinforcement learning, and model-predictive control. We innovate across the stack, from data curation to training large-scale models and designing benchmarks. We seek research engineers passionate about building efficient, scalable, and robust models of the world that will shape the next paradigm of AI models.

Responsibilities:

1. Leading, collaborating, and executing research to advance AI
2. Designing, implementing, evaluating, and reporting experimental results
3. Creating large datasets and evaluation benchmarks
4. Collaborating with scientists and engineers in a cross-functional team
5. Building optimized software tools and infrastructure to accelerate research
6. Publishing impactful research to influence the community
7. Open sourcing high-quality code and ensuring reproducibility

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently has, or is obtaining, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with degree completed before joining Meta
• Master's degree in a relevant field and 2+ years of industry experience
• Research background in machine learning, AI, statistics, applied mathematics, or related areas
• At least 2 years of experience coding in software and conducting experiments
• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch
• Research experience in areas such as computer vision, multimodal perception, robotics, self-supervised learning, reinforcement learning, or control

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields
• Published research in AI conferences like ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, CoRL, etc.
• Experience with C++, CUDA, and model optimization
• Experience developing scalable distributed systems and training pipelines

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies to connect people, foster communities, and grow businesses. From Facebook's launch in 2004 to apps like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta aims to create immersive experiences beyond screens, including AR and VR. Our team helps shape a future of limitless digital connection.

Meta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, or other protected characteristics and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories. We participate in E-Verify and are committed to providing accommodations for candidates with disabilities. For assistance, contact [e-mail].

Additional Details:

Compensation ranges from $56.25/hour to $173,000/year plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Actual compensation depends on skills, experience, and location. Benefits information is available at Meta.