Senior Research Scientist, Humanoid Robotics & Embodied AI

VinMotion; Cypress, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

VinMotion is seeking a Research Scientist, Robotics & Embodied AI, to conduct cutting-edge research and develop novel learning and control algorithms for humanoid robots.

You will work at the intersection of robot learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, multimodal foundation models, motion intelligence, perception, and human-robot interaction with opportunities to validate research directly on real robotic platforms.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Robotics, CS, AI, ML, EE, ME or related field.
• Strong research background in at least one: Humanoid Robotics, Manipulation, Locomotion/Whole-Body Control, Motion Planning, Computer Vision/3D Perception, Human-Robot Interaction.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++.
• Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cutting-edge research in robot learning, RL, imitation learning, multimodal AI, embodied intelligence, motion planning, control, perception, or HRI.
• Develop novel algorithms for humanoid robots to perceive, reason, learn, communicate and perform complex tasks.
• Research learning-based approaches for whole-body control, locomotion, manipulation, skill acquisition, motion generation, and real-time adaptation.
• Explore Vision-Language-Action approaches connecting perception, language, reasoning and actions.
• Translate research ideas into working robotic systems and validate on real hardware.
• Collaborate with hardware, perception, control, simulation and software teams; publish at leading venues.

Skills

Humanoid robotics

Manipulation

Locomotion

Motion planning

Computer vision

Human-robot interaction

Education

Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Robotics/CS/AI/ML/EE/ME

Tools

Python

C++

PyTorch

TensorFlow

ROS/ROS2

MuJoCo

Isaac Gym

Gazebo

Job description

VinMotion is seeking a Research Scientist, Robotics & Embodied AI, to conduct cutting-edge research and develop novel learning and control algorithms for humanoid robots.

You will work at the intersection of robot learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, multimodal foundation models, motion intelligence, perception, and human-robot interaction with opportunities to validate research directly on real robotic platforms.