Tata Consultancy Services · 17 hours ago
Staff Applied Scientist - AI & Robotics
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $170K/yrTata Consultancy Services is a leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization. They are seeking a Staff Applied Scientist to design and implement advanced robot learning architectures and develop end-to-end policy training pipelines for robotic systems.
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Responsibilities
Design and implement advanced robot learning architectures (e.g., diffusion policies, ACT, VLM/VLA-guided agents, imitation learning) to support dexterous manipulation, path planning, and autonomous task sequencing
Develop end-to-end policy training pipelines, integrating multi-modal sensory data (RGB, depth, proprioception, force/torque, LiDAR, tactile inputs) with control outputs
Build policy inference and closed-loop control that connect perception, planning, and execution on physical robotic platforms
Apply and extend large-scale architectures—LLMs, VLM/VLAs, diffusion models—to embodied tasks, grounding, and sim-to-real adaptation
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy robot policies on hardware, ensuring robustness, repeatability, and safety
Lead data strategy for demonstrations, teleoperation, simulation pipelines, and evaluation frameworks for manipulation policies
Stay current with embodied AI research and share insights internally through discussion, mentorship, and technical presentations
Qualification
Required
PhD in a relevant STEM field, or Master's with equivalent industry experience in robotics, robot learning, or embodied AI
Proven experience building and deploying machine learning models on robotic systems—including training, evaluation, and real-world execution or simulation
Deep understanding of modern AI architectures (e.g., Transformers, diffusion models, VLM/VLAs, CNNs) with strong experience training models at scale
Strong PyTorch implementation skills, including authoring custom modules, batching, debugging, and performance optimization
Practical experience with ROS/ROS2 and integrating learned policies into manipulation or motion control workflows
Demonstrated impact via robot learning publications, open-source contributions, or production robotics deployments
Benefits
Discretionary Annual Incentive.
Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.
Company
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services is a business solutions company that specializes on information technology services and consulting.
Founded in 1968
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
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Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Aarthi Subramanian
President and Chief Operating Officer
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