Maven Robotics
Robotics AI Research Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Principal
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About the role
- We are seeking exceptional AI researchers and engineers to architect the neural backbone of our general-purpose robots.
- We are hiring across all levels (from early-career to staff/principal).
Responsibilities
- Architect Embodied Foundations: Design model architectures (VLA, World Models, etc.) that achieve ultra-high task success rates with minimal human demonstrations
- Generalize Cross Embodiments: Build models capable of zero-shot or few-shot adaptation to new robot configurations, maintaining a high success rate even when proprietary hardware and actuation systems evolve
- Design the Data Loop: Collaborate on advanced data collection systems to capture critical human intervention data for model bootstrapping
- Specialized Excellence: Proven ability to innovate-not just implement-within one or more areas: VLA models, Real-world RL, or large-scale Data Infrastructure
- Maven Robotics designs, builds, and deploys intelligent robotics for logistics and manufacturing.
- Maven is building the first general-purpose robotics system for industrial work.
- The robots are designed from first principles for complex physical environments and rigorous commercial standards.
- They master real tasks that deliver immediate impact, industrial-grade reliability, and intelligence that compounds at scale.
- Design model architectures (VLA, World Models, etc.) that achieve ultra-high task success rates with minimal human demonstrations
- Build models capable of zero-shot or few-shot adaptation to new robot configurations, maintaining a high success rate even when proprietary hardware and actuation systems evolve
Requirements
- however, you must be able to justify world-class excellence in at least one core factor (e.g., model architecture, RL formulations, or high-scale data systems).
- You are not expected to be a master of every domain listed below
Nice to have
- A track record of high-impact publications (NeurIPS, ICRA, RSS, CVPR) or significant open-source contributions
- Experience with large-scale distributed training and model compression
- Experience with deployment of models to edge devices (NVIDIA Jetson/Orin) for real-time inference
- General knowledge of robotics principles (kinematics, dynamics)
Benefits
- Master Data Efficiency: Develop novel co-training strategies and efficient learning algorithms that leverage diverse data sources-from Internet-scale video to sparse, high-fidelity human interventions
- MS or PhD in CS, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a related field (or equivalent industry experience)
Company info
- About the Role We are seeking exceptional AI researchers and engineers to architect the neural backbone of our general-purpose robots.
- We are hiring across all levels (from early-career to staff/principal). You are not expected to be a master of every domain listed below
- What We're Looking For
- Our mission is to activate autonomous labor at scale and build toward infinitely elastic industrial capacity.
- At Maven, we build around the realities of industrial work.
Equal opportunity
- Maven Robotics is an equal opportunity employer.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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