Senior Research Scientist (m/f/d)

About the role

We are looking for a world-class Senior Research Scientist to join our R&D hub in the Boston area. In this role, you will be at the forefront of developing Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models that enable robots to understand and interact with the world with unprecedented generalization. You will work at the intersection of large-scale foundation models and real-world robotic execution, bridging the gap between state-of-the-art research and deployed embodied intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and scale VLA models and foundation architectures for robotic manipulation and navigation.
• Develop strategies for multi-modal data collection, synthetic data generation, and efficient fine-tuning of large-scale models.
• Optimize model inference for real-time robotic applications without compromising reasoning capabilities.
• Publish high-impact papers at top-tier conferences (NeurIPS, CVPR, ICRA, CoRL, etc.).
• Work closely with the Core Robotics and Hardware teams to integrate AI models into our physical platforms.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field, with a focus on Deep Learning and Computer Vision.
• Significant publications and citations at major conferences such as NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, ICRA, IROS, or CoRL.
• Experience working in leading AI research environments.
• Deep expertise in PyTorch or JAX, experience with Transformers, Diffusion Models, and Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Strong understanding of Vision-Language models and their application to Action/Control loops in robotics.

Location

Boston, Massachusetts. This role is based in our Boston office, offering a vibrant ecosystem for robotics and AI.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
• 401(k) with 100% company match, up to 6%.
• 20 days paid time off.
• Parental leave.
• Paid sick leave.
• Wellness or gym stipend.
• Learning and development support.
• Equity/Bonus.