Staff AI Research Engineer

The Robot Age; Fremont, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Robot Age is seeking a staff AI research engineer to set the technical direction for robot learning on humanoids. You will shape research priorities and lead experiments bridging theory to embodied robotics performance.

In this role, you mentor researchers, guide end-to-end research initiatives, and translate foundation-model insights into production-facing robotic systems, aiming for generalization and scalable outcomes. This is a high-visibility role with significant impact.

Responsibilities

• Define robot-learning research priorities for humanoid capabilities
• Lead experiments that connect learning methods to physical robot performance
• Mentor researchers and engineers working on embodied AI systems
• Translate foundation-model and policy research into production-facing robotics work

Job description

What the role actually is

Agility is hiring a staff AI research engineer to help set technical direction for robot learning on humanoids. The role covers foundation models, end-to-end policies, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and real robot experimentation.

Compared with the senior role, this one appears to carry more responsibility for research direction, technical roadmap, and leveling up a growing team.

What you would work on

• Define robot-learning research priorities for humanoid capabilities
• Lead experiments that connect learning methods to physical robot performance
• Mentor researchers and engineers working on embodied AI systems
• Translate foundation-model and policy research into production-facing robotics work

Why this one is worth a look

This is a good signal role for where commercial humanoid teams think robot learning is headed. It is less about one model and more about building the research path from current task performance to broader generalization.