Robotics Research Scientist - Data for Embodied AI (Remote)

RemoteJobsOne; Detroit (MI); Remote; USD 500,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Remote-first workforce

Health insurance reimbursement

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

RemoteJobsOne is seeking a Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Research to shape the data foundations for next‑gen robot learning and perception systems. You will research data needs, design datasets, define annotations and evaluation frameworks, and collaborate with AI and robotics teams to scale data products for real‑world robotics.

The role requires 2–5+ years in robotics or related ML research, a strong grasp of multimodal data, and the ability to translate research problems into concrete

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years in robotics, computer vision, multimodal learning, embodied AI, or applied ML research.
• Strong understanding of robotics/physical AI and multimodal data.
• Ability to translate research problems into concrete datasets, experiments, and specifications.
• Strong technical communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Degree in Robotics, CS, EE, ML, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Research the data needs of frontier robotics, world models, and physical AI systems.
• Design new datasets and collection methods across egocentric video, teleop, UMI, robot trajectories, sensors, and simulation.
• Define data schemas, annotations, ground truth, and evaluations for manipulation, navigation, spatial reasoning, and physical understanding.
• Run experiments to understand what data and structure most improve model performance.
• Work with leading AI and robotics labs to turn research needs into scalable data pipelines and products.
• Stay current on frontier research and use it to shape the company's robotics data strategy.

Skills

Robotics data research

Computer vision

Multimodal learning

Embodied AI

Applied ML research

Education

Degree in Robotics, CS, EE, ML, or related field

Job description

RemoteJobsOne is seeking a Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Research to shape the data foundations for next‑gen robot learning and perception systems. You will research data needs, design datasets, define annotations and evaluation frameworks, and collaborate with AI and robotics teams to scale data products for real‑world robotics.

The role requires 2–5+ years in robotics or related ML research, a strong grasp of multimodal data, and the ability to translate research problems into concrete