Research Scientist, Robotics Research - PhD New College Grad 2026
$168k - $265k • Remote • US, WA, Seattle
Posted 1d ago
Job Location
US, WA, Seattle
Tech Stack
Remote Work Policy
Fully remote
Categories
AI Research Engineer
About the job
NVIDIA's Seattle Robotics Lab is seeking Research Scientists to contribute to fundamental and applied robotics research across perception, planning, control, and learning. This role involves developing algorithms and models for robotic manipulation and loco-manipulation, integrating them into real-world systems, and engaging with the academic community through publications and code releases. You will collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to transfer research into NVIDIA products and mentor interns. The lab aims to build essential technology enabling companies to become robotics leaders, targeting grand challenges and achieving new capabilities within 2-3 years.
Responsibilities
- Develop algorithms, models, and methods for robotic manipulation and loco-manipulation for industrial and household applications.
- Integrate developed methods into real-world robotic manipulation systems.
- Contribute to multi-person research projects requiring diverse skills across robotics and machine learning.
- Engage with the academic community through publications, conferences, workshops, and code releases.
- Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to transfer research into NVIDIA products.
- Mentor interns during their PhD programs.
Requirements
- Completing a PhD in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Strong research track record with publications in top robotics and AI conferences/journals.
- Exceptional programming skills in Python.
- Proficiency in modern deep learning frameworks (PyTorch or JAX).
- Proficiency in robotics frameworks (ROS or ROS2).
- Proficiency in physics simulation frameworks (Isaac Sim/Lab or MuJoCo).
- Familiarity with C++, CUDA, and Warp is a plus.
- Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience working on teams.
- Comfort working through complexities of simulation and real-world robotics, including debugging physics simulators, renderers, hardware, and communication systems.
- Experience designing robust workflows for model training and evaluation.
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits