Meta
AI Research Scientist, Robotics - Meta Superintelligence Labs
$184K–$257K
Menlo Park, CA · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of relevant robotics research industry experience; also states 5+ years of relevant robotics research industry experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Language, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
About the job
Conduct fundamental and applied research to advance embodied AI and develop, benchmark, and lead novel robotics capabilities for simulated agents and real-world robots.
What you'll do
- Conduct research and develop data-driven robotics paradigms and machine-learning algorithms across modalities.
- Define, build, and benchmark capabilities for embodied agents, from simulated characters to real robots.
- Plan and lead research toward long-term goals while identifying intermediate milestones.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; and a PhD in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
- 2+ years of relevant robotics research industry experience; the posting also lists 5+ years for relevant robotics research industry experience.
- Research experience in one or more areas including robotics, embodied AI, reinforcement learning, manipulation, or vision-language models.
- Research and software engineering experience; experience with machine-learning systems, deep-learning frameworks, and Python.
Nice to have
- Experience with ROS, robot simulations, and real-world hardware.
- Track record of significant results, such as grants, fellowships, patents, or publications at leading workshops, journals, or conferences.
Pay
$184,000/year to $257,000/year USD base salary; + bonus + equity (amounts not stated)
Tools
ROS, pytorch, tensorflow, Python, GitHub, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR
AI focus
Research and develop embodied AI, robotics, and machine-learning methods, including robot learning, reinforcement learning, manipulation, perception, and vision-language models.
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