Meta
AI Research Scientist, Robotics - Meta Superintelligence Labs
$154K–$217K
Menlo Park, CA · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of industry experience in relevant robotics-related research areas.
- 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 robotics, develop data-driven learning methods and algorithms, and build and benchmark capabilities for simulated and real-world agents.
What you'll do
- Research embodied AI and robotics, from simulated agents to real robots.
- Develop data-driven robotics paradigms and machine-learning algorithms using multiple modalities.
- Plan and lead research, define and benchmark new AI capabilities, and pursue long-term research goals.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; PhD in a listed or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2+ years of industry experience in relevant robotics-related research areas.
- Experience in at least one listed research area, with robotics frameworks such as ROS, simulations, and real-world hardware.
- Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow, Python, and building machine-learning or deep-learning systems.
Nice to have
- Cross-functional team communication experience.
- Research results evidenced by grants, fellowships, patents, or publications at leading workshops, journals, or conferences; research and software engineering experience through work, internships, competitions, or open-source contributions.
Pay
$154,000/year to $217,000/year (base salary)
Tools
ROS, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python
AI focus
Research and develop embodied AI, robot learning, and data-driven methods for intelligent agents and robots.
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