VP of Robotics Research

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This is a fully remote position open to candidates based in Canada.

Pay: $1500000$4000000/yr

Job Title: VP of Robotics Research

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Remote

The Role:

As VP of Robotics Research youll lead our Robotics Research team in developing the data foundations behind robot learning. Youll define how robotics data is collected represented evaluated and scaledhelping build a Robotics Data Engine that enables increasingly capable robotic systems.

Working alongside AI researchers and engineers youll drive research at the intersection of robotics perception learning and large-scale data. Youll also build and mentor a team of exceptional Robotics Researchers setting the technical vision while remaining deeply involved in research and experimentation.

What Youll Do

1. Define and execute the research strategy for robotics data embodied AI and robot learning.
2. Lead research initiatives focused on robotics datasets multimodal representations perception manipulation and data-centric learning.
3. Build mentor and grow a team of Robotics Researchers while fostering a culture of scientific rigor curiosity and rapid experimentation.
4. Develop novel approaches for collecting robotics data through teleoperation human demonstrations simulation autonomous exploration and real-world deployments.
5. Design scalable robotics data pipelines by defining collection workflows task taxonomies annotation schemas quality control processes evaluation methodologies and final data delivery formats.
6. Translate research and client objectives into scalable data pipeline specifications defining data requirements collection strategies labeling standards and success metrics.
7. Partner with research engineering product and operations teams to operationalize pipeline designs and deliver production-ready robotics data solutions.
8. Establish scalable benchmarks and evaluation frameworks to measure and improve robot learning performance.
9. Stay at the forefront of robotics research by evaluating emerging literature datasets and techniques from leading academic labs and industry.
10. Drive technical excellence through clear documentation knowledge sharing and effective cross-functional communication.

What Were Looking For

1. Significant experience in robotics research embodied AI robot learning or robotics software engineering.
2. Experience leading or mentoring high-performing technical or research teams.
3. Deep understanding of robotics data pipelines multimodal datasets and data infrastructure for robot learning.
4. Strong expertise in robot perception manipulation control imitation learning reinforcement learning or foundation models for robotics.
5. Experience designing and evaluating large-scale robotics datasets and data collection strategies.
6. Ability to bridge research and engineering translating cutting-edge ideas into scalable systems.
7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
8. Passion for advancing embodied intelligence through innovative research and data-driven approaches.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Masters or PhD in Robotics Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Electrical Engineering or a related field.
2. Publications at leading conferences such as CoRL RSS ICRA IROS NeurIPS ICML or CVPR.
3. Experience building large-scale robotics datasets data engines or research infrastructure.
4. Hands-on experience with robotics frameworks and simulation environments such as ROS ROS2 Isaac Lab Isaac Sim MuJoCo Habitat or ManiSkill.
5. Contributions to open-source robotics projects or significant research impacting embodied AI.

Compensation & Benefits Notice

The national pay range for this full-time position is base salary of $250000 $350000. All employees are eligible for equity compensation and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses dependent on role and subject to company policies. The company provides a comprehensive benefits package including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums paid time off a 401(K) plan with a company match and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing remote-first workforce.

the company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity) national origin age disability genetic information veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation during the application process reach out to us by replying to our email.

Our hiring process utilizes artificial intelligence tools to assist in candidate screening and assessment. Our AI tools are designed to complement not replace human decision-making.

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