Research Scientist / Robotics

Oscar Technology; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Paid Time Off

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Hybrid working schedule

Impactful work in growing organization

Job summary

Oscar Technology is seeking a Research Scientist in San Jose, CA with a hybrid work schedule. The role focuses on humanoid robotics and Physical AI, joining a high-performing team publishing in ICML/ICLR.

You will contribute across data-driven research, from paper writing to code, and mentor through collaboration with labs. The ideal candidate has 3+ years post-MS/PhD experience, with publications or patents in Robotics, Humanoid AI, or Autonomous Driving, plus experience in Vision AI, 3D

Qualifications

• 3+ years of post-MS/PhD research experience.
• Publications or patents in robotics, humanoid robotics, physical AI, or autonomous driving.
• Experience with vision AI, simulation, 3D, perception, object detection, tracking, or segmentation.
• Experience with multimodal data.
• Experience with Nvidia tooling (NeMo, Riva, Triton).
• Understanding of distributed training or inference is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supports large-scale implementation and research across labs.
• Contributes from paper writing to coding to results in a hands-on role.
• Stay up to date on the latest research and contribute to ongoing work.

Skills

Experience in Research

Publications/Patents

Vision AI

Simulation

3D Perception

Multimodal

Distributed Training

Education

MS or PhD in relevant field

Tools

NVIDIA NeMo

NVIDIA Riva

NVIDIA Triton

Job description

Title: Research Scientist

Location: San Jose, CA - hybrid

Salary: $250K-$300K + Bonus

A Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI team is hiring Research Scientists to join their high-performing team of 6 with multiple papers already accepted to ICML/ICLR. This team is focused on the data side of physical AI, ideally looking for someone whith experience in the robotics and/or autonomous driving industry. They have multiple open positions open ranging from and IC to a Lead to mentor the team under the Director.

This role suppports large scale implementation and Research and works alongside all major labs so you'll be contributing to a variety of models. In this role you will work from paper writing through coding to results in a hands-on research role, providing directional evidence and conculsions. You'll stay up to date on the latest reearch in the field while contributing to it as well.

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in Research post MS or PhD

• Publications/Patents in the Robotics, Humanoid, Physical AI, or Autonomous Driving space

• Experience with Vision AI, Simulation, 3D, Perception, Object-Detection, Tracking, or Segmentation

• Experience with Multimodal

• Experience with Nvidia Tooling (NeMo, Riva, Trito, etc)

• Understanding of Distributed Training, Inference, or Multimodal grounding a plus

Benefits:

• Bonus

• Paid Time Off

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Opportunity to create lasting impact within a growing organization

• Hybrid working schedule