Robotics AI Scientist — Real-World Learning-Based Control

Flexion; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive health and retirement plan benefits

Opportunity to work with leading researchers

Job summary

A leading robotics company in San Francisco seeks a robotics researcher to drive innovative research and deployment of learning-based robotics solutions. The ideal candidate holds a PhD in Robotics or a related field and has expertise in reinforcement learning and simulation tools. You will collaborate with a world-class research team across continents, defining problems and deploying real solutions. This role offers competitive compensation and the chance to work on groundbreaking projects in the robotics industry.

Qualifications

• PhD in Robotics, Machine Learning, or a closely related field - completed or near completion.
• Proven track record of deploying learning-based controllers on real robotic hardware.
• Expert-level knowledge in reinforcement learning and physics-based simulation.

Responsibilities

• Drive original research in learning-based robotics from concept to hardware deployment.
• Own your research direction: define problems, design experiments, iterate fast.
• Collaborate with Flexion’s Zurich research team across multiple domains.

Skills

Reinforcement learning

Physics-based simulation

Python

PyTorch

Diffusion models

Flow matching

Education

PhD in Robotics or Machine Learning

Tools

Isaac Gym

MuJoCo

Job description

A leading robotics company in San Francisco seeks a robotics researcher to drive innovative research and deployment of learning-based robotics solutions. The ideal candidate holds a PhD in Robotics or a related field and has expertise in reinforcement learning and simulation tools. You will collaborate with a world-class research team across continents, defining problems and deploying real solutions. This role offers competitive compensation and the chance to work on groundbreaking projects in the robotics industry.