Research Scientist Jobs in the United States
16 jobs found
Research Engineer Intern
Internship
CAD & Mechanical DesignMachine LearningFPGA
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor (Open Rank), Physical AI, Robotics & Autonomous Systems, Communication Sciences And Disorders
$99k-214k/year
Full-time
MentorshipTechnical LeadershipArtificial IntelligenceAutonomous SystemsRegulatory ComplianceSensors & InstrumentationSimulation & Digital Twins
Assistant Research Engineer (Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning - Autonomous Systems)
$90k-115k/year
Full-time
MentorshipStakeholder ManagementTechnical LeadershipFunctional SafetySoftware EngineeringAutonomous SystemsComputer VisionMachine LearningReinforcement LearningSensor Fusion
Research Intern, Robotics - Summer 2027
$38 - $94/hour
Internship
Imitation LearningReinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferSimulation & Digital TwinsJAXPyTorchC++PythonCUDAIsaac Lab
Post Doctorate RA - Autonomous Materials Synthesis and Characterization
$69k-119k/year
Full-time
Stakeholder ManagementTechnical LeadershipArtificial Intelligence
R&D Staff Member in Manufacturing Robotics and Controls
Full-time
Computer VisionLocalizationPerceptionReinforcement LearningSensors & Instrumentation
Research Engineer / Scientist (Robot Learning)
$250k-350k/year
Full-time
MentorshipVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)Imitation LearningIndustrial RoboticsReinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferPyTorchC++Python
Human-Robot Interaction Applied Scientist
$172k-223k/year
Full-time
MentorshipTechnical LeadershipGenerative AI / LLMsPerceptionReinforcement LearningC++JavaPythonLinux
Assistant Scientist – AI for Autonomous Synthesis and Multimodal Characterization
$94k-147k/year
Full-time
Industrial RoboticsReinforcement LearningJAXPyTorchscikit-learnTensorFlowPython
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Robotics Institute
Contract
Machine LearningPath PlanningPerceptionVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)
Postdoc - Theory-in-the-loop of Autonomous Experiments for Materials-by-Design
$60k-80k/year
Full-time
Machine Learning
Research Assistant - Robotics Institute
Temporary - Part-time
OSHAMentorshipGenerative AI / LLMsComputer VisionMachine LearningSoftware Engineering
Young Investigator, Robotics
$160k/year
Contract
Computer VisionIndustrial RoboticsMachine LearningSim-to-real transfer
Postdoctoral Fellow Application of Machine Learning and Robotics
$55k-65k/year
Contract
MentorshipComputer VisionElectrical DesignEmbedded SystemsMachine LearningDrones / UAVRobot Operating System (ROS)
Pre-Doc Specialist - Robotics Institute
Temporary
MentorshipGenerative AI / LLMsComputer VisionMachine LearningSoftware Engineering
Postdoctoral Fellow - Robotics Institute
Contract
MentorshipArtificial IntelligenceComputer VisionMachine LearningSoftware Engineering
Market Insight for Research Scientist Jobs in the United States
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