Research Engineer - Robotics jobs in United States
cer-icon
Apply on Employer Site
company-logo

Applied Intuition · 1 month ago

Research Engineer - Robotics

Applied Intuition is a vehicle intelligence company focused on accelerating the adoption of AI-driven machines. The Research Engineer will conduct research on autonomous systems, collaborate on publications, and set up hardware and software for various robotic platforms.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesEnterprise SoftwareInfrastructureSoftware
check
H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Conduct research on topics including: robotic foundation model and vision-language-action model, reinforcement learning and real-to-sim-to-real, with applications to dexterous manipulation and grasping, and whole-body control
Work closely with Research Scientists and interns on high-quality research publications to submit to top-tier conferences
Set up the hardware and software of various robots (including hands, arms and humanoids) and data collection equipment, in collaboration with Research Scientists and interns

Qualification

RoboticsMachine LearningComputer VisionReinforcement LearningData Collection EquipmentResearch SkillsPassion for RoboticsCollaborationHands-on Experience

Required

Hands-on experience for hardware and software for various robots, data collection equipment and teleoperation
Passion for robotic generalist and humanoid with next-generation, scalable technology in the real world
Strong research skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects

Preferred

MSc or PhD in machine learning, computer vision, or electrical/mechanical engineering with robotics and autonomy applications or closely-related fields
Strong research record in the fields of AI and robotics with publications in top-tier conferences or journals in the fields of computer vision, machine learning, and robotics
Hands-on experience in at least one of the following fields: reinforcement learning, multi-modal foundation models, human and object motion capture, motion retargeting

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
401k retirement benefits with employer match
Learning and wellness stipends
Paid time off

Company

Applied Intuition

company-logo
Applied Intuition provides software infrastructure to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles
 at scale.

H1B Sponsorship

Applied Intuition 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)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (122)
2024 (56)
2023 (33)
2022 (16)
2021 (4)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.5B
Key Investors
General Catalyst
2025-06-17Series F· $600M
2024-07-25Secondary Market· $300M
2024-03-11Series E· $250M

Leadership Team

leader-logo
Qasar Younis
Co-Founder and CEO
leader-logo
Peter Ludwig
CTO, Co-founder
linkedin
Company data provided by crunchbase