AI Research Scientist - United States
Flexion · San Francisco, CA · 3 mo ago
On-siteOTHRFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Drive original research in learning-based robotics - from concept to hardware deployment
- Own your research direction: define problems, design experiments, and iterate fast
- Collaborate directly with Flexion's Zurich research team across Manipulation, Motion Generation, and Perception
Requirements
- PhD in Robotics, Machine Learning, or a closely related field - completed or near completion
- Proven track record of deploying learning-based controllers on real robotic hardware
- Expert-level knowledge in:
- Reinforcement learning
- Physics-based simulation (Isaac Gym/Lab, MuJoCo, or equivalent)
- Python and PyTorch, including training large-scale neural networks
- Deep expertise in at least two areas of the following:
- Dexterous manipulation
- Sim-to-real transfer and real-to-sim calibration
- Whole-body control and loco-manipulation
- Synthetic data generation for robot learning
- Vision Language Model Fine-Tuning (SFT and RL-based)
- Transformer-based 3D Scene Understanding
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive health and retirement plan benefits
- A front-row seat at one of the world's most ambitious robotics companies
- An energetic, collaborative team with a relentless bias for action
- The opportunity to build something no one has ever done in this field - alongside the world's leading researchers