RL Robotics Research Scientist — Drive Next-Gen Autonomy

Applied Intuition Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 423,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, a Sunnyvale-based AI infrastructure company, is seeking multiple Research Scientists for its Research Group. The role centers on advancing physical AI for autonomous driving and robotics, with access to large-scale data and collaboration with leading experts.

You will develop RL and VLA techniques, collaborate with researchers and engineers to test and deploy algorithms in our autonomy stack, and contribute to open science through high-profile publications.

Qualifications

• Strong research record in RL and VLA post-training for robotics and autonomous systems.
• Publications in top-tier conferences/journals in CV/ML/robotics.
• MSc or PhD in machine learning and computer vision with autonomy/robotics applications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct RL/VLA research with emphasis on robotics and autonomous systems.
• Collaborate with Research Engineers and engineers to test and deploy algorithms.
• Work with interns on research publications for top conferences.
• Contribute to and learn from best practices in autonomy and robotics.

Skills

RL research

VLA post-training

Python

PyTorch

Computer vision

Robotics systems

Distributed ML

Education

MSc or PhD in ML/CV/Robotics

Tools

Top-tier conferences/Journals

Job description

Applied Intuition, a Sunnyvale-based AI infrastructure company, is seeking multiple Research Scientists for its Research Group. The role centers on advancing physical AI for autonomous driving and robotics, with access to large-scale data and collaboration with leading experts.

You will develop RL and VLA techniques, collaborate with researchers and engineers to test and deploy algorithms in our autonomy stack, and contribute to open science through high-profile publications.