AI Robotics Research Engineer (Physical AI)

Location: On-site in San Francisco, California, United States; this role is not remote

Salary: $100,000–$300,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global is a small, early-stage AI training data company focused on physical AI and robotics.

What you will do

• Develop robot learning systems, including policies, world models, and vision-language-action models.
• Build simulation environments, evaluation frameworks, and infrastructure for robotics research.
• Advance computer vision and perception algorithms for autonomous robots.
• Connect simulation with real-world deployment through real-to-sim and sim-to-real pipelines.
• Train and evaluate reinforcement-learning and imitation-learning systems for manipulation, locomotion, and mobile platforms.
• Integrate robot platforms, sensors, actuators, and embedded systems to prototype and validate capabilities.

Requirements

• Research or engineering experience in robotics and AI beyond academic experiments; strong new graduates are welcome.
• Strong software skills in C++ and Python.
• Practical experience with deep learning, reinforcement learning, and computer vision.
• Hands-on experience with real-to-sim or sim-to-real robotics workflows.
• Familiarity with simulation platforms such as Isaac Lab, MuJoCo, MJX, or Genesis.
• Authorization to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Exposure to transformers, diffusion models, world models, vision-language-action models, LLMs, or AI agents.
• Experience with 3D modeling tools and additional robotics hardware.

Culture & Benefits

• Individual-contributor role with end-to-end ownership across research, engineering, experimentation, and product development.
• Hands-on work with physical robot platforms and embedded systems.
• Collaboration with external robotics companies and research labs.
• Small, collaborative early-stage environment focused on shipping robotics capabilities.