Senior AI Researcher

Job Summary

Leading research in embodied intelligence for autonomous defense systems, the full-time Senior AI Researcher will focus on reinforcement learning, vision-language-action modeling, and multi-agent coordination while working remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct original research in embodied AI, including learning from warfighter demonstrations and reinforcement learning
• Build, test, and benchmark large-scale models for perception, decision-making, and control in both simulated and physical environments
• Collaborate with engineering and robotics teams to integrate research into operational systems and support field tests for system performance evaluation

Required qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a related field plus 4+ years of applied research experience, or 8+ years of equivalent industry research experience without a PhD
• Strong publication record in top-tier venues
• Deep expertise in reinforcement learning, imitation learning, vision-language models, or related areas
• Hands-on experience building and evaluating models for embodied agents or autonomous systems
• Proficiency in Python and frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX