Director of Robotics Research

In the role of Director of Robotics Research, you will spearhead the Robotics Research team, focusing on the development of foundational data systems that enhance robot learning. This position involves defining the methodologies for collecting, representing, evaluating, and scaling robotics data, ultimately contributing to the creation of a Robotics Data Engine that supports advanced robotic capabilities.

• Define and execute the research strategy for robotics data, embodied AI, and robot learning.
• Lead research initiatives centered on robotics datasets, multimodal representations, perception, manipulation, and data-centric learning.
• Build, mentor, and grow a team of Robotics Researchers, fostering a culture of scientific rigor, curiosity, and rapid experimentation.
• Develop innovative methods for collecting robotics data through teleoperation, human demonstrations, simulation, autonomous exploration, and real-world deployments.
• Design scalable robotics data pipelines, including collection workflows, task taxonomies, annotation schemas, quality control processes, evaluation methodologies, and final data delivery formats.
• Translate research and client objectives into scalable data pipeline specifications, defining data requirements, collection strategies, labeling standards, and success metrics.
• Collaborate with research, engineering, product, and operations teams to operationalize pipeline designs and deliver production-ready robotics data solutions.
• Establish scalable benchmarks and evaluation frameworks to measure and enhance robot learning performance.
• Stay updated on the latest robotics research by reviewing emerging literature, datasets, and techniques from leading academic labs and industry.
• Drive technical excellence through clear documentation, knowledge sharing, and effective cross-functional communication.

• Significant experience in robotics research, embodied AI, robot learning, or robotics software engineering.
• Experience leading or mentoring high-performing technical or research teams.
• Deep understanding of robotics data pipelines, multimodal datasets, and data infrastructure for robot learning.
• Strong expertise in robot perception, manipulation, control, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, or foundation models for robotics.
• Experience designing and evaluating large-scale robotics datasets and data collection strategies.
• Ability to bridge research and engineering, translating cutting-edge ideas into scalable systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
• Passion for advancing embodied intelligence through innovative research and data-driven approaches.

Full-time, remote position.

Annual salary range of $1.5M - $4M.

Open to candidates with the required skills and experience.