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RoboForce · 1 month ago

ML Research Engineer, Intern (PhD)

positionMilpitas, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern

RoboForce is an AI robotics company building Physical AI and Robo-Labor systems for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. They are seeking an ML Research Engineer Intern to help develop advanced AI capabilities for robotics and collaborate with a team of world-class AI engineers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningRobotics
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Responsibilities

Research and experiment with new ML models for perception and/or complex manipulation tasks including:
Robot Foundation Model: VLA, VLM, etc
Spatial AI: 3D reconstruction, neural rendering, SLAM, etc
State Estimation: pose estimation, tracking, depth estimation, etc
Robot Learning: imitation learning, reinforcement learning, etc
Multimodal Fusion: model combining different sensor inputs and modalities
Collaborate with robotics, hardware, and product teams to ensure seamless AI model integration
Conduct experiments and evaluations with the goal of advancing state-of-the-art performance and contributing to research publications

Qualification

PhD in Computer ScienceMultimodal modelsReinforcement learningDeep learning frameworksModern ML architecturesRobot learningObject pose estimationBimanual manipulationSynthetic data

Required

Currently pursuing or recently completed a PhD degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a related field
Proficiency in multimodal models, modern ML architectures (e.g., transformers, diffusion models), and reinforcement learning
Proficiency in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow
Requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration with the teams

Preferred

Exposure to robot learning through tactile and/or vision-based sensors
Expertise in object pose estimation, bimanual manipulation, and synthetic data

Company

RoboForce

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RoboForce is an AI Robotics startup building the world’s most advanced Robo-Labor system.
dateFounded in 2023
location
Milpitas, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.roboforce.ai

H1B Sponsorship

RoboForce has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (3)
2024 (4)
2023 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$15M
2025-01-06Seed· $15M

Leadership Team

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Leo Ma
Founder & CEO
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