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Research Scientist Jobs in the United States

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Research Scientist, Mobile Manipulation Robotics (I/O)

North Reading, United States

$159k-215k/year

Full-time

MentorshipSimulation & Digital TwinsPyTorchTensorFlowPython

Lead AI Engineer

Plymouth (Hybrid)

$190k-250k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipComputer VisionMachine LearningNavigation & MappingPerceptionProject ManagementTechnical SalesPyTorchTensorFlow

Research Intern, Robotics - Summer 2027

Santa Clara / Seattle

$38 - $94/hour

Internship

Imitation LearningReinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferSimulation & Digital TwinsJAXPyTorchC++PythonCUDAIsaac Lab

PhD Research Intern, Autonomous Systems and Physical AI Research

Santa Clara, United States

$38 - $94/hour

Internship

Reinforcement LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsVerification & ValidationAutonomous SystemsIndustrial RoboticsPyTorchC++PythonCUDA

Physical AI R&D Engineer

Broomfield, United States

$115k-140k/year

Full-time

Computer VisionLocalizationPerceptionSensor FusionSim-to-real transferSLAMTensorRTPyTorchC++Python

R&D PhD Summer Intern: Data Science and Machine Learning

PGBPGNGLOBAL ·

United States

$60.57/hour

Internship

MLOpsMachine LearningSensor FusionPyTorchTensorFlowPythonIMU

Senior Applied Scientist, Safe Locomotion, Compass

North Reading / Pasadena

$167k-226k/year

Full-time

Model Predictive ControlReinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferJAXPyTorchPythonMuJoCoNVIDIA Isaac SimPyBullet

Applied Scientist II, Reinforcement Learning

North Reading, United States

$143k-193k/year

Full-time

Imitation LearningModel Predictive ControlReinforcement LearningSensor FusionC++JavaPythonMATLABIsaac LabMuJoCo

Robotics Engineer - Humanoids Focus

General Robotics ·

Redmond, United States

$150k-250k/year

Full-time

Imitation LearningReinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferComputer VisionMachine LearningJAXPyTorchC++PythonLiDAR

Research Engineer / Scientist (Robot Learning)

San Francisco, United States

$250k-350k/year

Full-time

MentorshipVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)Imitation LearningIndustrial RoboticsReinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferPyTorchC++Python

ML Research Scientist, Robot Learning

Weave Robotics ·

San Francisco, United States

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsSoftware EngineeringJAXPyTorchPythonAWSAzureKubernetes

Human-Robot Interaction Applied Scientist

New York, United States

$172k-223k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipGenerative AI / LLMsPerceptionReinforcement LearningC++JavaPythonLinux

Senior Scientist - Physical AI for Surgical Robotics

Cambridge (Hybrid)

$157k-249k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipReinforcement LearningAutonomous SystemsDevOps & CloudFDA Regulations (GMP)Path PlanningSoftware EngineeringVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)C++Python

Founding Research Scientist, Robot Learning

San Francisco, United States

$225k-300k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipSim-to-real transferVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)Imitation LearningReinforcement LearningJAXPyTorchC++Python

Senior AI Research Scientist, Robotics & Embodied AI

Samsung SDS America ·

Mountain View, United States

$230k-270k/year

Full-time

Generative AI / LLMsSim-to-real transferArtificial IntelligenceComputer VisionImitation LearningIndustrial RoboticsReinforcement LearningPyTorchC++Python

Robotics Research Engineer - Robot Simulation and Evaluation

Santa Clara, United States

$184k-357k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipImitation LearningReinforcement LearningGenerative AI / LLMsJAXPyTorchPythonCUDAIsaac LabNVIDIA Omniverse

AI Research Scientist, Physical AI

New York, United States

$184k-257k/year

Full-time

Embedded SystemsAutonomous SystemsComputer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsMotion ControlReinforcement LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsPyTorchTensorFlowC++

Computational Scientist, Metal Additive Manufacturing

HRL Laboratories ·

Malibu, United States

$141k-176k/year

Full-time

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)PyTorchscikit-learnTensorFlowC++Python

Senior Applied Scientist, Fauna Robotics

Sunnyvale / Bellevue

$192k-260k/year

Full-time

MentorshipVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)PerceptionReinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferC++Python

Staff Research Scientist - VLM / VLA

General Motors ·

Sunnyvale (Hybrid)

$219k-335k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipADASMachine LearningVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)PythonLiDARRadar

Market Insight for Research Scientist Jobs in the United States

Based on data from 523 job postings • Updated

Salary Distribution

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$180k/yr

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Based on 388 salary data points. Normalized to annual USD. Excludes top 5% of outliers. Top positions at premium companies can reach $465k+. See our comprehensive salaries guide for more insights.

Top Companies Hiring

In-Demand Skills

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

Leading Industries

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

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