Senior Robotics Research Engineer - AI & Systems

Arm; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm is building a Robotics Research Lab in Austin and seeks a Staff Robotics Research Engineer with a strong research background across robotics domains. The role focuses on developing methods, evaluating prototypes on real robots and simulations, and shaping Arm’s research roadmap for Physical AI.

Responsibilities include leading original research, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and translating insights into future compute and software platforms.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent research experience in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Machine Learning, or related field.
• Strong research expertise in at least one area relevant to intelligent robotic systems.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate and solve open-ended research problems.
• Experience implementing and evaluating algorithms on robotic systems, or in high-fidelity simulation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct original research in robotics subfields such as machine learning, perception, planning, or control.
• Develop methods for intelligent robots to perceive, reason, plan, learn, and act in real-world environments.
• Explore how robotic capabilities can be composed into coherent, adaptive systems.
• Publish research and engage with the robotics and AI community.

Skills

PhD in Robotics or related field

C++

Python

Robotics research

Education

PhD in Robotics or related field

Tools

ROS

Job description

Arm is building a Robotics Research Lab in Austin and seeks a Staff Robotics Research Engineer with a strong research background across robotics domains. The role focuses on developing methods, evaluating prototypes on real robots and simulations, and shaping Arm’s research roadmap for Physical AI.

Responsibilities include leading original research, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and translating insights into future compute and software platforms.