AI Robotics Researcher

What you'll do

• Research embodied AI, robotic manipulation, and world modeling, including perception, planning, and control.
• Develop and evaluate multimodal models and algorithms for real-world robotic tasks, including dexterous and contact-rich manipulation.
• Collaborate with hardware and systems teams to deploy research on physical robots and help shape NIO’s embodied intelligence roadmap.

What they ask for

• Master’s or Ph.D. in a listed or related field.
• Deep understanding of robot learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, world modeling, or differentiable physics simulation.
• Hands-on experience with robotic manipulation, grasp planning, tactile sensing, or multi-sensor fusion.
• Proficiency in Python, modern ML frameworks, and robotics middleware such as ROS2; ability to conduct independent research and publish in leading venues.

Nice to have

• Ph.D. or Ph.D. candidate expecting graduation within 6–12 months.
• Experience with dexterous manipulation, multi-fingered hands, 3D perception, robotics foundation models, sim-to-real transfer, real-time control, or model-based RL.

Pay

USD 163,500–212,400 per-year-salary (base salary)

Tools

Python, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, ROS2

AI focus

Embodied AI research involving multimodal models, robotic learning and manipulation, world modeling, sim-to-real transfer, and deployment on physical robots.