Senior AI Researcher (Robotics)

TL;DR

Senior AI Researcher (Robotics): Developing Fury, the first robotic foundation model for defense, with an accent on embodied intelligence and autonomous power. Focus on reinforcement learning, vision-language-action modeling, and sim-to-real transfer for deployment in unstructured environments.

Location: Remote (Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information)

Salary: $200,000 - $400,000 USD

Company

Developing the first defense-specific robotic foundation model to provide U.S. forces with adaptable, autonomous power.

What you will do

• Conduct original research in embodied AI, including reinforcement learning, memory, reward, and world modeling.
• Build and benchmark large-scale models for perception, decision-making, and control in simulated and physical environments.
• Investigate transfer learning and continual learning paradigms across diverse robotic domains.
• Collaborate with engineering, robotics, and field teams to integrate research into operational systems.
• Lead the research strategy and roadmap for autonomy and machine learning.
• Support field tests and data collection campaigns to evaluate system performance in realistic environments.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or ML with 4+ years of research experience, or 8+ years of equivalent industry experience.
• Strong publication record in top-tier venues.
• Deep expertise in RL, imitation learning, vision-language models, sim-to-real, world modeling, or agentic AI.
• Hands-on experience building and evaluating models for embodied agents or autonomous systems.
• Proficiency in Python and frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation including base salary, bonus, and meaningful equity.
• Premium medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution.
• Competitive PTO and company holiday calendar.
• Daily catered lunch and fully stocked kitchen.
• Unlimited AI tokens and EV charging.
• Relocation assistance depending on role eligibility.