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Research Engineer - Robot Learning

Applied Intuition· Research Group
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Sunnyvale, CA$126k - $423kfull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Research Engineer role in Applied Intuition’s Research Group focusing on end-to-end autonomous driving and robotic generalist applications, working with a team of leading experts to develop cutting-edge physical AI technologies and contribute to high-quality publications and deployment for autonomy development.

Responsibilities

  • Support the team robotic and data collection hardware set up, and design the mechatronic system for customized demands
  • Construct robotic simulation environments at scale and use it for RL training
  • Process human data for robotic use cases
  • Work closely with Research Scientists and interns on high-quality research publications to submit to top-tier conferences
  • Collaborate with our engineering teams on ADAS, data, and simulation to deploy end-to-end algorithms for mass production vehicles, and neural simulation/generation for tools supporting autonomy development

Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience in at least one of the following fields: World-action foundation model, video/Gaussian generation, diffusion policy, multi-modal robot learning; VLA post-training, reinforcement learning; Physics-aware reconstruction, deformable simulation
  • Passion for next-generation, scalable autonomy and robotics for real-world systems
  • Strong engineering and research skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects
  • Technical experience in Python, PyTorch, computer vision, robotics systems, and distributed machine learning model training

Skills

Required:PythonPyTorchComputer VisionRobotics SystemsDistributed ML Training

Benefits

  • base salary, equity, and benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401k with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, paid time off
Last updated May 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Applied Intuition

Building vehicle intelligence | Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company with the tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks for creating safe, AI-powered vehicle experiences.

AIAutonomy stacksSelf-Driving SystemSimulationTesting & ValidationVehicle IntelligenceVehicle OSai-infrastructure-and-development
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