Collaborative Robotics
AI Research Engineer
Seattle · Mid
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About the role
- Are you passionate about advancing the state of artificial intelligence and machine learning?
- Our rapidly growing startup is seeking an AI Research Engineer to join our Foundational Models AI team.
- In this role, you'll work closely with a small, dynamic team of AI researchers and engineers exploring reinforcement learning, transformer-based architectures, and diffusion models.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and iterate on experimental ML pipelines supporting foundational model development.
- Implement and train large-scale models, including transformers and diffusion-based architectures, for generative and control tasks.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate ML components into real-world systems.
- You'll be expected to design, implement, and iterate on ML experiments rapidly, contributing to foundational model development that will shape the future of autonomous systems and intelligent robotics.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience in applied ML research and software engineering.
- Hands-on experience training (not just using) large-scale ML models such as transformers or diffusion models.
- Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow.
- Must have and maintain US work authorization.
Nice to have
- 4+ years of experience in applied ML research and software engineering.
- Experience designing ML experimentation frameworks and model training pipelines.
- Practical knowledge of simulation environments or robotics systems.
- While direct robotics manipulation experience is not required, familiarity with robotic systems or simulation environments is a plus.
- Understanding of edge compute or distributed ML training infrastructure.
- Cobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.
- To all recruitment agencies: Collaborative Robotics does not accept agency resumes.
Benefits
- Cobot will offer a relocation stipend if you are relocating to join our Seattle office and currently live more than 50 miles outside of the
- Develop and evaluate reinforcement learning algorithms and frameworks for autonomous behaviors.
Company info
- We are working to realize a world where robots are a trusted extension of your surroundings.
- We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must have and maintain US work authorization.
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