Senior Staff AI Research Scientist Foundation Models
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RoboForce is a Milpitas, California robotics company building Physical AI-powered industrial robotic labor systems.
Milpitas, United States
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About RoboForce
RoboForce develops the TITAN general-purpose AI robot and related robot foundation-model stack for demanding industrial work, including solar, data centers, shipping, mining, and manufacturing.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design, train, optimize, and deploy vision-language-action and world models for robotic tasks. You will improve model fidelity with multimodal data, develop spatial reasoning capabilities, support human-robot communication, and deliver production-grade models.
Requirements
- PhD in Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field, or a Master's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience
- Python proficiency
- Proficiency with PyTorch or JAX
- Expertise in foundation models
- Understanding of world-model architectures and action-conditioned generative modeling
- Understanding of multimodal models, transformers, and diffusion models
- Ability to work in-office 5 days per week
Responsibilities
- Design and deploy vision-language-action models for robot action policies
- Develop and train world models for prediction, planning, and simulation
- Research methods to improve world-model fidelity using multimodal inputs
- Develop foundation models with spatial reasoning capabilities
- Integrate multimodal data for human-robot communication
- Optimize and deploy production-grade models on robotic platforms
Benefits
- Stock options or equity programs
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Visa sponsorship and green card support for qualified candidates
- Lunches and dinners
- Fully stocked kitchen
- Regular team-building events