Senior Ml Research Scientist, Vlm/vla

Nuro

Mountain View, US
Base: $183,825.00 - $275,975.00pyear; bonus/equity...
On-site
Vision-language-action models
Multimodal representation learning
Large-scale model training
Nuro is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist to develop vision-language-action models for autonomous driving systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in machine learning, particularly in multimodal models, and will play a pivotal role in enhancing decision-making capabilities in complex driving scenarios

Job Summary

  • Develop and advance VLA models for onboard Behavior & Planning in autonomous driving systems.
  • Build multimodal models that improve safe decision-making in complex, ambiguous, and long-tail driving scenarios.
  • Optimize models for onboard deployment, including inference efficiency, latency, memory usage, and runtime performance.

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Nuro is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist to develop vision-language-action models for autonomous driving systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in machine learning, particularly in multimodal models, and will play a pivotal role in enhancing decision-making capabilities in complex driving scenarios.

Salary

Base: $183,825.00 - $275,975.00/year; Bonus/Equity: Annual performance bonus, equity; Benefits: Competitive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • vision-language-action models
  • multimodal representation learning
  • large-scale model training
  • onboard model optimization
  • Python and deep learning frameworks

Nice-to-have

  • foundation models for autonomy
  • autonomous driving experience
  • real-time onboard deployment
  • publications in top-tier conferences
  • C++ skills for production systems

Key Requirements

  • M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, AI
  • 5+ years of industry/research experience in ML
  • Experience with vision-language models (VLMs)
  • Experience optimizing models for deployment
  • Strong programming skills in Python

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