Careers in Robotics

Research Scientist Jobs in the United States

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Robotics Research Engineer - Automation

Aramco Americas Company ·

Houston, United States

Full-time

Industrial RoboticsProject ManagementSensors & InstrumentationSimulation & Digital Twins

Senior Autonomous Systems Research Scientist

Carnegie Mellon University ·

Pittsburgh / Arlington

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipAutonomous SystemsMachine LearningPath PlanningSimulation & Digital TwinsCC++Python

Sr. Applied Scientist, FAR (Frontier AI & Robotics)

San Francisco, United States

$192k-260k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipDevOps & CloudIndustrial RoboticsComputer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsPerceptionSim-to-real transferJAXPyTorch

Applied Scientist, FAR (Frontier AI & Robotics)

San Francisco, United States

$172k-222k/year

Full-time

Computer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsMLOpsPerceptionSim-to-real transferVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)Machine LearningJAXPyTorchC++

Research Scientist Intern, Multimodal Contextual AI (PhD)

Redmond / Sunnyvale

$7,313 - $12,134/month

Internship

Computer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsSimulation & Digital TwinsPyTorchCC++PythonFPGAGitRTOS

AI Research Scientist, Robotics

Redmond / New York / Burlingame / Menlo Park

$154k-217k/year

Full-time

Simulation & Digital TwinsArtificial IntelligenceComputer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsPath PlanningReinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferPyTorchTensorFlowPython

Research Scientist - Robotics

Applied Intuition ·

Sunnyvale, United States

$158k-304k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsComputer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsReinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferSoftware Engineering

2026 Intern, PhD Research Scientist

San Francisco (Hybrid)

$34 - $60/hour

Internship

Computer VisionLocalizationMachine LearningPath PlanningPerceptionSimulation & Digital TwinsC++Python

Research Scientist Intern, Tactile Sensing (PhD)

Redmond, United States

Internship

Electrical DesignPCB DesignSensors & InstrumentationSimulation & Digital TwinsPythonMATLAB

Applied Scientist, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)

San Francisco, United States

$136k-223k/year

Full-time

Computer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsMotion ControlReinforcement LearningSensor FusionSimulation & Digital TwinsElectrical DesignMachine LearningJAXPyTorch

Research Scientist

Redmond, United States

Full-time

CNC / G-CodeFinite Element Analysis (FEA)Embedded SystemsMachine LearningSensors & InstrumentationSimulation & Digital TwinsPythonC++Siemens NXSolidWorks

Senior Research Scientist

Anduril Industries ·

Broomfield, United States

$165k-218k/year

Full-time

Motion ControlAgile / ScrumMachine LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsC++PythonRust

2026 Intern, PhD, Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation

Mountain View, United States

$85/hour

Internship

Computer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsReinforcement LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsJAXPyTorchTensorFlowCC++Python

Staff Data Scientist, Safety Evaluation

Mountain View (Hybrid)

$238k-302k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsPath PlanningSimulation & Digital TwinsMachine LearningPythonSQL

Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning

Basis Research Institute ·

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Full-time

MentorshipPath PlanningMachine LearningReinforcement LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsSoftware Engineering

Senior Research Engineer, Simulation

Santa Clara, United States

$224k-357k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipReinforcement LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsGazeboMuJoCoNVIDIA Isaac SimPyBullet

Senior ML Research Engineer, Manipulation

Milpitas, United States

Full-time

Computer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsImitation LearningMachine LearningPath PlanningReinforcement LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsSoftware EngineeringTensorRTJAX

AI Research Engineer

Seattle, United States

Full-time

Imitation LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsIndustrial RoboticsGenerative AI / LLMsReinforcement LearningJAXPyTorchTensorFlowPython

Embodied AI Researcher

LG Electronics ·

Englewood Cliffs (Hybrid)

$112k-164k/year

Full-time

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AI / LLMsImitation LearningReinforcement LearningAGV / AMRLiDARMuJoCoNVIDIA Isaac SimPyBullet

Senior Staff Research Scientist, Embodied Intelligence & Robotics

Samsung Research America ·

Mountain View, United States

$198k-297k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipComputer VisionSimulation & Digital TwinsVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)PyTorchTensorFlowC++CUDARobot Operating System (ROS)

Market Insight for Research Scientist Jobs in the United States

Based on data from 338 job postings • Updated

Salary Distribution

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Based on 243 salary data points. Normalized to annual USD. See our comprehensive salaries guide for more insights.

Top Companies Hiring

In-Demand Skills

Python Machine Learning C++Simulation & Digital Twins Computer Vision PyTorch Reinforcement Learning Generative AI / LLMs Artificial Intelligence Software Engineering

Leading Industries

Robotics Software & AI Research & Academia Transportation & Autonomous Vehicles Aerospace & Defense

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