Nvidia
Senior Robotics Research Scientist
US, WA, Seattle · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
PythonC++AlgorithmsMachine LearningDeep LearningPyTorchComputer VisionRoboticsMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- The Seattle Robotics Lab is focused on fundamental and applied robotics research across the full robotics stack, including perception, planning, control, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and simulation.
- The team is targeting several grand challenges in robotics and is aiming to achieve never-before-seen capabilities within 2-3 years.
- What we need to see: A PhD in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Responsibilities
- NVIDIA is at the forefront of the AI and robotics revolution, and our robotics teams are on a mission to build the essential technology that can enable any company to become a robotics company.
- This research aims to transform research paradigms, transfer into NVIDIA's robotics and simulation products, and create new robotics markets for the world.
- Furthermore, SRL collaborates closely with other research and engineering teams to advance and leverage the Cosmos and GR00T-N foundation models, as well as the Newton physics simulation engine.
Requirements
- These scientists must have exceptional research and engineering skills, a proven research track record, strong supporting references, and a team-first mentality.
Nice to have
- At least 3 years of research experience after completing your PhD
- 5+ years is preferred.
- Deep knowledge of both the theory and practice of robotics and AI, with a strong interest in connecting your work to real-world robotics applications.
- A proven track record of research excellence, with work published in top robotics and AI conferences and journals such as RSS, CoRL, ICRA, IROS, IJRR, T-RO, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, and EMNLP.
- Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with significant experience working on teams as both a leader and a contributor.
- Exceptional programming skills in Python
- in addition, familiarity with C++, CUDA, and Warp is a plus.
- Significant experience with robotics frameworks such as ROS2 and physics simulation frameworks such as Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, and MuJoCo.
Compensation
- The base salary range is 192,000 USD - 304,750 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.
Benefits
- You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Company info
- We are now looking for a Senior Robotics Research Scientist!
- We are looking for world-class senior research scientists to play a pivotal role in these efforts, providing both technical leadership and hands-on technical contributions.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
This listing is sourced directly from Nvidia's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.