Research Scientist, Physical AI - Foundation Models - PhD New College Grad 2026

What you'll do

• Develop generative AI algorithms, data pipelines, and physics simulation methods for physical AI.
• Scale and optimize foundation-model training systems; author research papers.
• Collaborate with research and product teams, transfer technology, and contribute to open source.

What they ask for

• PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Expertise in PyTorch and related libraries for Generative AI and Physical AI.
• Strong foundation in diffusion, vision language and reasoning models and their applications.
• Experience with reinforcement learning, physics simulation, and 3D generative models.

Nice to have

• Publications or contributions to major AI conferences; large-scale distributed training experience.
• Robotics or physical systems background, open-source contributions, or research-to-product experience.

Pay

168,000 USD - 264,500 USD (base salary)

Tools

PyTorch

AI focus

Research and develop generative AI and foundation models for physical AI, including video and video-language models, diffusion, vision-language and reasoning models, reinforcement learning, and 3D generative models.