Principal Research Scientist, Robot Intelligence
$235,400–$365,650 year
On-site · Mountain View Santa Clara County, California, United States
Job Summary
Principal Research Scientist leads cutting-edge robotics research, pushing boundaries in embodied intelligence, with responsibilities spanning design and implementation of research prototypes on robotic platforms, cross-functional collaboration from concept to completion, shaping R&D priorities through current scientific advances, and generating patents and high-impact publications. Requirements include a PhD or equivalent, 11+ years of robotics R&D, a strong publication record, deep robotics/ML/CV knowledge, hands-on experience with robotics software and hardware stacks (PyTorch/TensorFlow, C++, ROS, CUDA), and excellent communication. Base pay ranges from $235,400 to $365,650 USD with potential geographic variations. Essential duties are office-based and require regular interaction via in-person communication.
Required Qualifications
- PhD in CS/EE/Robotics or equivalent
- 11+ years post-graduate robotics R&D experience
- Strong publication record (CoRL, ICRA, RAL, RSS, CVPR, ICML)
- Fundamentals of robotics, ML, CV
- Experience implementing/testing complex behaviors on robots (simulated/real)
- ML model development, tuning, evaluation, deployment
- Familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, C++, ROS, CUDA
- Excellent problem-solving and independent/team work
- Strong verbal/written communication
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