Toyota Research Institute
Senior Machine Learning Researcher, Large Behavior Models & Diffusion Policy
$200K–$288K
Los Altos, CA · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 26, 2025
- Education
- PhD or equivalent experience in a robotics-relevant or embodied-AI field such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering.
About the job
Research and develop end-to-end machine-learning systems that turn sensor data into driving actions, then evaluate and deploy them in simulation and on vehicles.
What you'll do
- Develop scalable models for automated-driving perception, planning, and prediction, including long-tail scenarios.
- Train and evaluate models using imitation learning, large-scale data, simulation, and real-world testing; explore multimodal models and transfer learning.
- Collaborate on deployment and evaluation, and lead publication of research results.
What they ask for
- PhD or equivalent experience in a robotics-relevant or embodied-AI field.
- Track record of publishing at high-impact conferences or journals and conducting independent research.
- Experience training large-scale models, including foundation models.
- Proficiency in Python and C++.
Nice to have
- Experience with robot motion planning or automated-driving domains.
- Experience developing production-level real-time systems or optimizing safety-critical automotive software.
Pay
$200,000 and $287,500/year (USD; base pay range)
Tools
Python, C++, Linux, UNIX-like real-time operating systems
AI focus
Generative AI, diffusion policies, Large Behavior Models, end-to-end automated driving, foundation models, multimodal and language-conditioned policies, imitation learning, and transfer learning.
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