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Research Scientist

DYNA Robotics· Research
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Redwood City, CA$200k - $400kFull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Research Scientist on the AI Research team focused on end-to-end Embodied AI, leveraging large multimodal datasets to develop models that generalize and operate in unstructured human environments with real-world robot deployments.

Responsibilities

  • Advance the Frontier: Design and implement state-of-the-art robot learning algorithms (RL, Imitation Learning, Diffusion) for complex, high-DOF manipulation tasks.
  • VLA & Video Generation: Architect and scale multi-modal foundation models (VLMs/VLAs) and leverage generative video architectures to enhance world-modeling and robot foresight.
  • End-to-End Ownership: Own the full research-to-production pipeline: from task definition and data curation to large-scale training and real-time deployment on physical hardware.
  • Physical-World Evaluation: Move beyond the benchmark. Evaluate and iterate on models using an expanding robot fleet, ensuring commercial-grade performance in dynamic customer environments.
  • Collaborative Leadership: Work at the intersection of AI, Hardware, and Teleop teams to enhance the "Intelligence-per-Watt" of robotic systems.

Qualifications

  • A PhD (preferred) or Master’s in CS/Robotics with a significant publication record in top-tier conferences (RSS, CoRL, ICRA, NeurIPS, CVPR, or ICLR).
  • 5+ Years of Mastery: Deep experience in AI and robotics research, specifically in deploying deep learning models onto physical robots (not just simulation).
  • Generative AI Expertise: Hands-on experience with Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, Video Generation, or large-scale transformer architectures.
  • Technical Stack: Mastery of Python and PyTorch (or JAX). Familiarity with simulation stacks like MuJoCo, Isaac, or Drake.
  • High-Quality Code: The ability to write maintainable, production-ready research code that scales across GPU clusters.

Skills

Required:PhD or Master’s in CS/RoboticsDeep learning deployment on physical robotsVision-Language-Action (VLA) modelsPythonPyTorch (or JAX)
Nice to have:MuJoCo/Isaac/Drake
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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