Applied Intuition
Research Engineer - Robotic Hardware, Simulation and Data
$126K–$423K
Sunnyvale · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2025
- Experience
- At least 1 year; open to all years of experience if requirements are met.
- Education
- Master’s or PhD in machine learning and computer vision with autonomy and robotics applications, or a closely related field.
About the job
Develop robotic hardware, simulation, and data capabilities for physical AI and autonomy, including research and deployment of algorithms in robotic and vehicle systems.
What you'll do
- Support robotic and data-collection hardware setup and design customized mechatronic systems.
- Build scalable robotic simulation environments for reinforcement learning and process human data for robotics.
- Collaborate on research publications and deploy autonomy algorithms and neural simulation tools with engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience in at least one listed area: robotics/human-data hardware, large-scale robotic simulation and RL, or human-data processing and related methods.
- Technical experience with Python, Pytorch, computer vision, robotics systems, and distributed machine-learning training.
- Master’s or PhD in machine learning, computer vision, autonomy/robotics applications, or a closely related field.
- At least 1 year of experience in autonomy and robotics applications or a closely related field.
Nice to have
- Interest in building and shipping customer-focused software frameworks or tools.
Pay
$126K – $423K (base salary)
Tools
Python, Pytorch, computer vision, robotics systems, distributed machine learning model training, RL, SLAM
AI focus
Research and engineering for physical AI, including robotic generalist systems, reinforcement-learning simulation, and end-to-end autonomy algorithms.
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