Research Scientist, Robotics, DeepMind

Google; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a roboticist to enhance robot capabilities through AI integration. Responsibilities include designing algorithms for robotic agents and collaborating within research teams. The ideal candidate holds a PhD in Computer Science and has experience in AI technology and robotics. The US base salary range for this full-time role is between $147,000 and $211,000 plus bonus and benefits, reflecting individual skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Experience contributing to research communities, including publishing papers.
• Experience working with simulators and real-world robots.
• Experience with advanced AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement algorithms for robotic agents.
• Write software to translate research ideas to practice.
• Work collaboratively within a large research team.
• Generate and test hypotheses to report findings.

Skills

AI technology

Python programming

Robotics

Education

PhD in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

DeepMind Cambridge, MA, USA

• PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience contributing to research communities or efforts, including publishing papers at conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR).
• Experience working with simulators and real‑world robots.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with AI technology and all of its possibilities.
• Experience with Python programming.
• Experience in robotics.

About the job

We believe there are many problems in the world in which robotics could play a significant role in making it easier, faster and safer for people to get things done. We’re looking for roboticists, designers, hardware and software engineers to help us explore these possibilities, develop breakthrough technologies, and build new products that could help millions of people.

At Google DeepMind Robotics, we are pioneering the integration of AI into the physical world to power an era of physical agents. By enabling robots to perceive, plan, think, use tools, and act, we empower them to solve increasingly tasks. In this role, you will focus on building foundation models, such as advanced Vision‑Language‑Action (VLA) models, which combine Gemini’s world understanding with physical actions to provide direct robotic control. These include Gemini Robotics, our most advanced Gemini model for the physical world, and Gemini Robotics On‑Device, our fastest Gemini model that functions without a data network.

You will also develop advanced reasoning and agentic systems like Gemini Robotics‑Epistemic Reasoning (ER), a Gemini agent featuring sophisticated spatial understanding. These models allow robots to perform a broad range of tasks, respond interactively to their environment, achieve high dexterity, and reason over long, multi‑step sequences. Beyond model building, we are committed to advancing general‑purpose robotics, specifically in areas like agentic reasoning, real‑world understanding, action generalization, human‑robot interaction, dexterity, whole‑body control, and continual learning. To deploy these innovations at scale, you will partner with key robotics companies to bring this intelligence to the physical world across a broad array of applications.

Artificial intelligence will be one humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high‑quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $147,000–$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, train, and evaluate large models and algorithms for robotic agents to make breakthroughs and unlock new robot capabilities.
• Write software to implement research ideas and iterate quickly.
• Leverage your expertise to participate in a wide variety of research, including learning from simulation, reinforcement learning, learning from demonstrations, Vision‑Language‑Action (VLA) models, transformers, video generation, robot control, humanoid robots, and more.
• Work effectively with a large collaborative team with changing agendas to meet ambitious research goals.
• Generate creative ideas, set up experiments, and test hypotheses to report and present research findings clearly and efficiently both internally and externally.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.