RoboForce · 1 day ago
ML Research Engineer, Intern (PhD)
Milpitas, CA
Internship
Onsite
InternRoboForce is an AI robotics company focused on building Physical AI and Robo-Labor systems for challenging work environments. They are seeking a ML Research Engineer Intern (PhD) to develop advanced AI capabilities for robotics, collaborating with a team of engineers to solve real-world challenges at the intersection of AI and robotics.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningRobotics
Hiring Manager
Stephany Vanhorn
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
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
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Lunches and dinners
Company
RoboForce
RoboForce is an AI Robotics startup building the world’s most advanced Robo-Labor system.
Founded in 2023
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$15M2025-01-06Seed· $15M
Leadership Team
Leo Ma
Founder & CEO
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