Research Scientist, Spatial AI & Perception (Robotics)

Location: Waltham Office, United States

Salary: $177,000–$225,000 annually

Company

hirify.global develops advanced humanoid robots and robotics systems.

What you will do

• Design and implement real-time SLAM and perception-based state estimation for Atlas and specialized data collection devices.
• Build offline 3D reconstruction pipelines using multi-view geometry, SfM/MVS, neural reconstruction, and depth/pose fusion.
• Develop spatial AI research that grounds language and vision in 3D geometry for semantic scene reasoning.
• Combine classical geometric methods, optimization-based estimation, and learned representations.
• Generate geometric scene structures that inform and supervise large VLM/VLA model training.
• Write maintainable C++ and Python code within a large production codebase and test systems on humanoid hardware.

Requirements

• PhD in Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent research experience.
• Experience building and deploying SLAM, visual odometry, or 3D reconstruction systems for robots or autonomous vehicles.
• Strong knowledge of real-time SLAM, visual-inertial odometry, state estimation, 3D reconstruction, or sensor fusion.
• Understanding of Lie groups, nonlinear optimization, and multi-view geometry.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills, with the ability to write reliable research code in C++ and Python.

Nice to have

• Experience with PyTorch or JAX and with perception outputs used in large-scale model training.
• Experience building reconstruction or data pipelines for large vision or VLA models.
• Familiarity with VLA or large behavior models and spatial grounding for manipulation and long-horizon behavior.
• Publications in leading computer vision, machine learning, or robotics conferences.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct access to an advanced humanoid robot for frequent hardware testing.
• Collaborative and inclusive research environment that values diverse perspectives and identities.
• Applied spatial perception and VLA research with real-world impact.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k), paid time off, and an annual bonus structure.