Research Scientist
$100k - $300k • Pittsburgh, San Mateo
Posted 6mo ago
Job Location
Pittsburgh, San Mateo
Tech Stack
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Categories
AI Research Engineer
About the job
Skild AI is building the world's first general-purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing. We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for widespread robot deployment. We are seeking Research Scientists to lead the development of next-generation techniques for our robotic systems, pushing the boundaries of what is possible. You will collaborate with talented researchers and engineers to enhance our research strategy and drive innovation, transforming fundamental, scalable solutions into impactful applications.
Responsibilities
- Develop new algorithms and methods for training general-purpose robot foundation models.
- Conduct cutting-edge research across multiple disciplines including Perception, Robotics, RL/IL, and Machine Learning.
- Work with large-scale systems and large-scale model training.
Requirements
- PhD degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Multiple years of experience in conducting research.
- Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning library (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX).
- Publications at top-tier ML, robotics, or CV conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CoRL, RSS, ICRA, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV).
- Deep technical knowledge and research experience in deep learning, reinforcement learning, robotics, or computer vision.
- Deep understanding of state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and models.
- Experience working with robot systems.
- Experience working with large-scale model training and systems.