Senior Research Scientist (m/f/d)

We are looking for a world-class Senior Research Scientist to join our R&D hub in the Zurich area. In this role, you will be at the forefront of developing Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models that enable robots to understand and interact with the world with unprecedented generalization. You will work on the intersection of large-scale foundation models and real-world robotic execution, bridging the gap between state-of-the-art research and deployed embodied intelligence.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and scale VLA models and foundation architectures for robotic manipulation and navigation; Develop strategies for multi-modal data collection, synthetic data generation, and efficient fine-tuning of large-scale models; Optimize model inference for real-time robotic applications without compromising reasoning capabilities; Contribute to the global research community by publishing high-impact papers at top-tier conferences (NeurIPS, CVPR, ICRA, CoRL, etc.); Work closely with the Core Robotics and Hardware teams to integrate AI models into our physical platforms

Requirements

PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field, with a focus on Deep Learning and Computer Vision; Significant publications and citations at major conferences such as NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, ICRA, IROS, or CoRL; Experience working in leading AI research environments; Deep expertise in PyTorch or JAX, experience with Transformers, Diffusion Models, and Large Language Models (LLMs); Strong understanding of Vision-Language models and their application to Action/Control loops in robotics

Benefits

Wellpass (gym membership); Free meals at the workplace; Flexible working hours and the option to work from home when needed; Direct collaboration with founders and world-leading AI experts; Access to large-scale compute clusters and proprietary robotic datasets; A key role in shaping the future of embodied AI; Competitive compensation and relocation package for the Zurich area