1X · 9 months ago
Research Engineer, VLA Models
Palo Alto, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$180K/yr - $300K/yr1X is an AI and robotics company based in Palo Alto, California, dedicated to building autonomous robots for various tasks. The Research Engineer will focus on training the NEO robot for long-horizon autonomous tasks, taking ownership of the entire lifecycle from data review to performance monitoring.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ManufacturingRobotics
Responsibilities
Take extreme ownership over autonomous capabilities: reviewing data, designing model architectures, shipping models, and maintaining performance across the fleet
Train NEO for whole‑body manipulation and navigation tasks in unseen environments
Design robust evaluation metrics to support scaling of model pre‑training
Experiment with state‑of‑the‑art techniques from vision–language models and generative model literature to predict actions
Collaborate with controls, QA, and data collection teams to deploy reinforcement learning policies to the production fleet
Qualification
Required
Strong programming experience in Python (and familiarity with tools like Bazel)
Experience with frameworks like PyTorch
Experience with simulation environments (e.g., Isaac Sim, MuJoCo)
Deep understanding of how autonomous systems generalize to new environments
Experience designing evaluation metrics and validating models in real or simulated settings
Ability to coordinate with cross‑functional teams (controls, QA, data) to bring models into production
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off and holidays
Company
1X
1X is an engineering and robotics company that develops humanoid robots designed to work alongside humans.
Founded in 2014
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$136.49MKey Investors
EQT VenturesOpenAI Startup Fund
2025-07-07Series B
2024-01-11Series B· $99.94M
2024-01-11Secondary Market
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