Research Engineer - Robotic Hardware, Simulation and Data

About the role

We are seeking a passionate Research Engineer to join the Research Group at Applied Intuition. The mission of the group is to create cutting-edge technology enabling next-generation physical AI, focusing on end-to-end autonomous driving and robotic generalist applications.

The Research Group is composed of leading experts from top institutions and companies, recognized for their exceptional academic and industry contributions, including eight Best Paper awards at premier conferences and journals such as CVPR and ICRA.

Researchers have access to millions of miles of data from large fleets, and can deploy methods they develop into various autonomous and robotic systems, including self-driving cars/trucks, autonomous mining/construction machines, humanoid robots, and dexterous hands.

• Contribute to and learn from best practices in the autonomy and robotics industries within our fast-paced and customer-focused culture.
• Improvements deployed to our system immediately help our customers with their programs and deliver value to our business.

Requirements

We are open to all years of experience as long as the necessary requirements are met, including those with potential Tech Lead and Manager capacity.

• Hands-on experience in at least one of the following fields:
• Humanoid, general robotics, and human data collection hardware experiences (both utilization and design)
• Large-scale robotic simulation construction, deformable object simulation, and its utilization in RL training
• Human data processing, retargeting, pose estimation, SLAM
• Passion for next-generation, scalable autonomy and robotics for real-world systems
• Strong engineering and research skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects
• Technical experience in: Python, Pytorch, computer vision, robotics systems, and distributed machine learning model training

Qualifications

Nice to have industry experience on relevant topics (self-driving application preferred)

MSc or PhD in machine learning and computer vision with autonomy and robotics applications or closely related field

Passion for building and shipping customer-focused software frameworks or tool

Benefits

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off.

Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.

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For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $126,000 - $423,000 USD annually.