Senior AI Research Scientist - Robotics Manipulation

RoboForce; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options/equity

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Meals provided

Team-building events

Job summary

RoboForce in Milpitas, CA, is seeking a Senior / Staff AI Research Scientist, Manipulation to advance robotic manipulation capabilities for real-world deployment. You will design and deploy dexterous manipulation algorithms and push production-ready models to RoboForce robots.

The role requires a master’s with 4+ years or a PhD, experience with multimodal models, imitation and reinforcement learning, tactile sensing, and Python-based DL frameworks; in-office collaboration 5 days a week is

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 4+ years experience or PhD in ML/Robotics.
• Strong background in multimodal ML, transformers and diffusion models.
• Expertise in imitation & reinforcement learning, tactile sensing, and robotics learning.
• Experience with physical simulators and deployed robotics environments.
• Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch/JAX).
• Requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration with teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy algorithms for dexterous manipulation tasks.
• Deploy production-ready models on RoboForce robots.
• Build and enhance contact-rich robot learning stacks through physics-based simulation.

Skills

Dexterous manipulation

Robotics learning

Reinforcement learning

Imitation learning

Tactile sensing

Multimodal ML

Python

Transformers

Education

Master’s degree in ML/Robotics (4+ years)

PhD in related field

Tools

MuJoCo

IsaacSim

Drake

PyBullet

PhysX

PyTorch

JAX

CUDA

Job description

RoboForce in Milpitas, CA, is seeking a Senior / Staff AI Research Scientist, Manipulation to advance robotic manipulation capabilities for real-world deployment. You will design and deploy dexterous manipulation algorithms and push production-ready models to RoboForce robots.

The role requires a master’s with 4+ years or a PhD, experience with multimodal models, imitation and reinforcement learning, tactile sensing, and Python-based DL frameworks; in-office collaboration 5 days a week is