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Samsung Research America (SRA) · 2 days ago

Staff Research Engineer, Robot Intelligence

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$179K/yr - $246K/yr

3+ years exp

Samsung Research America is dedicated to advancing the field of robotics through cutting-edge research and development. They are looking for an engineer with strong technical skills and experience in robotics and embodied intelligence to help develop advanced technologies for intelligent robotic systems.

Consumer ElectronicsDigital SignageInformation TechnologyMedical DeviceSoftware

Work & Life Balance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and evaluate the suitability of robotic hardware, sensors, and software for applications in semi-structured and unstructured environments targeting high impact business areas

Integrate sensors, actuators and other component into proof-of-concept/prototype robotic systems and analyze and optimize robotic system performance and accuracy

Design, develop, integrate and test algorithms for robot perception, control, learning, navigation, and manipulation

Develop and deploy data collection and model management mechanisms for in-the wild data aggregation

Work within cross-functional, cross-divisional teams and assist in the design, analysis and performance evaluation from concept to completion

Document and present results evaluating algorithms and models on targeted compute platforms

Conduct pilot studies and formal experiments to benchmark performance against state-of-the-art approaches using clear and well-reasoned metrics

Qualification

Robotics R&DComputer VisionMachine LearningROSC++PyTorchTensorFlowData Quality MonitoringProblem SolvingTeam CollaborationVerbal CommunicationWritten Communication

Required

PhD or Master's degree in EECS/Robotics or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

3+ years' industry experience in state-of-the-art robotics R&D, such as foundation models, vision-language-action (VLA) models, open-world 3D perception, trajectory prediction, model predictive control, and multimodal (visual, tactile, audio, semantic) information fusion

Demonstrated experience in sensing, kinematics, dynamics, and control systems integrated on real robotic systems

Solid understanding of computer vision techniques (e.g., object detection, segmentation, tracking) and multi-view image processing

Knowledgeable of tools and processes to monitor ML model performance and data quality, including model tuning experience

Familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, C++, ROS, and CUDA

Demonstrated experience in software engineering best practices to track, communicate, and document project progress

Strong understanding of robotics fundamentals, including locomotion, manipulation, sensor inputs, pose tracking, 3D mapping, SLAM, ROS, and policy architectures particularly for semi-structured and unstructured environments

Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team

Excellent verbal communication and writing skills to effectively represent the derived results and technical concepts developed in the course of the work

Benefits

Annual bonus eligibility

Generous benefits to help you live life well

Company

Samsung Research America (SRA)

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Founded in October 1988, Samsung Research America (SRA) builds upon Samsung’s 40-year history in the Bay Area.

Founded in 1988

Mountain View, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.sra.samsung.com/

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