Skild AI

Skild AI

Research Scientist

Pittsburgh, San Mateo

Sponsorship not specified$100k-$300kDetected 97 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsMachine LearningDeep LearningTensorFlowPyTorchComputer VisionRoboticsResearch

About the role

  • We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for the widespread deployment of robots within society.
  • Our team consists of individuals with varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new graduates to domain experts.

Responsibilities

  • Develop new algorithms and methods for training general-purpose robot foundation models.
  • You will collaborate with a team of talented researchers and engineers, and enhance our cohesive research strategy, driving ongoing innovation and technological advancements within the company.

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate will have a track record of discovering fundamental, scalable solutions, and a passion for seeing their research transform into impactful applications.

Nice to have

  • PhD degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Multiple years of experience in conducting research.
  • Publications at top-tier ML, robotics, or CV conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CoRL, RSS, ICRA, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV).
  • Experience working with robot systems.
  • Experience working with large-scale model training and systems.

Compensation

  • $100,000 - $300,000 USD

Benefits

  • Conduct cutting edge research across multiple disciplines (Perception, Robotics, RL / IL, Machine Learning, etc.).
  • We are looking for people with proven expertise in machine learning and/or robotics, who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

Company info

  • At Skild AI, we are building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing.
  • Relevant industry experience is important, but ultimately less so than your demonstrated abilities and attitude.
  • We are looking for passionate individuals who are eager to explore uncharted waters and contribute to our innovative projects.
  • We are looking for Research Scientists to lead the effort in developing the next generation of techniques to advance the capabilities of our robotic systems.

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