1X · 17 hours ago
AI Systems Researcher (Embedded Intelligence)
Palo Alto, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$250K/yr - $300K/yr1X is a company focused on developing advanced humanoid robots for household use. As an AI Systems Researcher on the 1X Labs team, you will work on pushing embodied intelligence toward human-level dexterity by integrating sensing, actuation, and learning in a closed-loop system.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ManufacturingRobotics
Responsibilities
Develop learning systems for embodied intelligence that operate in tight sensor–actuator loops
Drive progress toward human-level dexterity by addressing system-level limitations, not just model performance
Co-design sensing, actuation interfaces, and learning architectures with hardware and robotics teams
Use real-world experiments to expose performance gaps and guide architectural decisions
Break with existing model or control paradigms when they block progress toward physical capability
Translate insights from experiments into changes across models, representations, sensors, and actuation
Qualification
Required
PhD or equivalent depth of contribution in machine learning, robotics, control, or a closely related field
Clear record of excellence in AI research (e.g. influential publications, widely adopted methods, or deployed systems)
Demonstrated, hands-on contributions to sensing and/or actuation systems, not just downstream learning
Substantial experience working with real robotic hardware in closed-loop settings
Proven ability to reason across abstraction layers—from learning objectives and representations down to physical interaction and dynamics
Evidence of work that advanced system capability, not just algorithmic benchmarks
Preferred
Prior work on dexterous manipulation, tactile sensing, or whole-body control
Experience combining learning with custom hardware or novel sensing modalities
Familiarity with biological motor control or neuroscience as engineering reference systems
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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