Building the robotic foundation model for defense
Senior AI Researcher
Location
California
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
$200K - $400K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior AI Researcher
Scout AI
• Conduct original research in embodied AI, including learning from warfighter demonstration, reinforcement learning, memory, reward, vision-language modeling, and world modeling • Build, test, and benchmark large-scale models for perception, decision-making, and control in simulated and physical environments • Investigate transfer learning and continual learning paradigms across diverse robotic domains • Collaborate with engineering, robotics, and field teams to integrate research into operational systems • Lead research strategy and roadmap across key areas of autonomy and machine learning • Support field tests and data collection campaigns to evaluate system performance in realistic environments
Job Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a related field plus 4+ years of applied research experience (industry, postdoc, or lab), or 8+ years of equivalent industry research experience without a PhD
- Strong publication record in top-tier venues
- Deep expertise in one or more of the following: reinforcement learning, imitation learning, vision-language models, sim-to-real, world modeling, or agentic AI
- Hands-on experience building and evaluating models for embodied agents or autonomous systems
- Proficiency in Python and frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
- Experience working with large-scale datasets and high-dimensional sensor inputs
- Demonstrated ability to take ideas from research concept to deployed prototype
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package including base salary and bonus
- Meaningful equity
- Premium medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution
- Competitive PTO and company holiday calendar
- Unlimited AI tokens
- Catered lunch daily and fully stocked kitchen
- EV charging
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility)
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