Machine Learning Research Engineer - Robotics

Scaleai

San Francisco, CA, United States
Base: $248,800—$311,000 usd; equity: subject to bo...
On-site
Robotics data collection
Cross-embodiment training
Policy fine-tuning
This position will be a key contributor in conducting applied research in Robotics and developing ML pipelines for training and fine-tuning on data collected by Scale

Job Summary

  • This position will be a key contributor in conducting applied research in Robotics and developing ML pipelines for training and fine-tuning on data collected by Scale.
  • In this role, you will have the opportunity to advance Robotic research, shape Scale’s robotics offerings, and expand the frontier of Robotics data and model evaluation.
  • Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval.

Matching Summary

This position will be a key contributor in conducting applied research in Robotics and developing ML pipelines for training and fine-tuning on data collected by Scale.

Salary

Base: $248,800—$311,000 USD; Equity: subject to Board of Director approval; Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Robotics data collection
  • Cross-embodiment training
  • Policy fine-tuning
  • Evaluate VLA models
  • Robotics industry benchmarks
  • ML pipelines for training/fine-tuning

Nice-to-have

  • Intellectual curiosity
  • Empathy
  • High degree of autonomy
  • Work with cross-functional teams

Key Requirements

  • 3+ years of relevant industry experience
  • PhD or equivalent experience
  • Published research in robotics
  • Experience conducting data collection
  • Experience performing evaluations
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

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