Hiring: Senior / Staff AI Research Scientist, Manipulation Company: RoboForce Location: Milpitas, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 18:23:06 Target Skills & Keywords : Computer Vision, Data Pipeline, Deep Learning, Diffusion Models, Machine Learning, PyTorch, Python, Reinforcement Learning, TensorRT, Transformers About the job Experience: •Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Robotics, or related field with 4+ years of experience or a PhD degree. •4+ years of experience or a PhD degree. Required Skills: •Design and deploy algorithms for dexterous manipulation tasks. •Develop motion planning models for dynamic environments. •Deploy models as production-ready solutions on RoboForce robots. •Create and enhance contact-rich robot learning stacks through physics-based simulation. Qualifications: •Decent understanding of multimodal models, modern ML architectures. •Expertise in imitation learning, reinforcement learning, tactile sensing and robotics learning. •Proficiency with one or more physical simulators (e.g., MuJoCo, IsaacSim, Drake, PyBullet, PhysX) and experience working in a deployed robotics environment. •Proficiency in Python, and deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX). •Requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration with the teams. •Expertise in large foundation models. •Strong publication on top conferences in robotics manipulation. •Expertise in neural network deployment (e.g., TensorRT) and GPU programming with CUDA. •Proven ability to design scalable experimentation and data pipelines. •Operational familiarity with 3D computer vision and/or graphics pipelines Compensation: •$160,000 - $265,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!