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Samsung Research America (SRA) · 2 weeks ago

Senior Staff Research Scientist, Robot Intelligence

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$198K/yr - $297K/yr

7+ years exp

Samsung Research America is a leading company in robotics research, seeking a Senior Staff Research Scientist with expertise in robotics and embodied intelligence. The role involves conducting cutting-edge research, collaborating with teams, and generating patents and publications to advance the field of robotics.

Consumer ElectronicsDigital SignageInformation TechnologyMedical DeviceSoftware

Work & Life Balance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conduct state-of-the-art research to push boundaries of emerging fields of robotics and embodied intelligence, on topics such as robotics foundation models, vision-language-action (VLA) models, vision language models (VLMs), open-world 3D perception, dexterous manipulation, and multimodal (vision, tactile, audio, semantic) data fusion

Work with the team to design and implement research prototypes and technology demonstrators on robotic platforms

Work within cross-functional, cross-divisional teams and assist in the design, analysis and performance evaluation from concept to completion

Provide technical leadership and assist in shaping R&D priorities by following up-to-date scientific research and communicating key developments

Generate patents and scientific research papers for top-tier publication venues

Qualification

PhD in CS/EE/Robotics7+ years robotics R&DResearch publicationsRobotics fundamentalsML model developmentPyTorchTensorFlowC++ROSCUDAProblem-solving skillsTeamworkVerbal communicationWriting skills

Required

PhD degree in CS/EE/Robotics, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

7+ years' post-graduate experience conducting state-of-the-art robotics R&D

Strong research track-record including multiple first-author publications at top-tier venues in robotics or related fields, e.g., CoRL, ICRA, RAL, RSS, CVPR, ICML

Comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of robotics, machine learning, and computer vision

Demonstrated experience implementing and testing complex integrated behaviors on simulated and real robots

Knowledgeable of tools and processes for ML model development, tuning, evaluation, and deployment

Familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, C++, ROS, and CUDA

Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team

Excellent verbal communication and writing skills to effectively represent the derived results and technical concepts developed in the course of the work

Benefits

Annual bonus eligibility

Generous benefits to help you live life well

Company

Samsung Research America (SRA)

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Founded in October 1988, Samsung Research America (SRA) builds upon Samsung’s 40-year history in the Bay Area.

Founded in 1988

Mountain View, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.sra.samsung.com/

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