Research Scientist Jobs in the United States
82 jobs found
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Senior Applied Scientist, Industrial Robotics
$167k-226k/year
Full-time
Imitation LearningReinforcement LearningFinite Element Analysis (FEA)Software EngineeringVerification & ValidationJavaC++PythonCUDAIsaac Lab
Staff Scientist - AI/ML and Autonomous Discovery for Nanomaterials (CNM)
$94k-147k/year
Full-time
Vendor ManagementMentorshipAutonomous SystemsGenerative AI / LLMsMLOpsReinforcement LearningSimulation & Digital Twins
Senior Applied Scientist
$150k-260k/year
Full-time
Generative AI / LLMsModel Predictive ControlReinforcement LearningNavigation & MappingSimulation & Digital TwinsSLAMC++JavaPythonMATLAB
Applied Scientist II
$143k-193k/year
Full-time
Model Predictive ControlGenerative AI / LLMsMotion ControlSensor FusionSensors & InstrumentationSimulation & Digital TwinsC++JavaPythonMATLAB
Senior Research Scientist, Large Behavior Models
$216k-324k/year
Full-time
Industrial RoboticsMotion ControlSimulation & Digital TwinsSensors & InstrumentationComputer VisionDevOps & CloudGenerative AI / LLMsMLOpsReinforcement LearningPyTorch
Research Scientist II Intern / Co-op
$157k-213k/year
Internship
Computer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsPath PlanningPerceptionSensors & InstrumentationSimulation & Digital TwinsPython
Robotics Research Engineer - Automation
Full-time
Industrial RoboticsProject ManagementSensors & InstrumentationSimulation & Digital Twins
Senior Autonomous Systems Research Scientist
Full-time
MentorshipTechnical LeadershipAutonomous SystemsMachine LearningPath PlanningSimulation & Digital TwinsCC++Python
Sr. Applied Scientist, FAR (Frontier AI & Robotics)
$192k-260k/year
Full-time
MentorshipTechnical LeadershipDevOps & CloudIndustrial RoboticsComputer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsPerceptionSim-to-real transferJAXPyTorch
Applied Scientist, FAR (Frontier AI & Robotics)
$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)
$7,313 - $12,134/month
Internship
Computer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsSimulation & Digital TwinsPyTorchCC++PythonFPGAGitRTOS
AI Research Scientist, Robotics
$154k-217k/year
Full-time
Simulation & Digital TwinsArtificial IntelligenceComputer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsPath PlanningReinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferPyTorchTensorFlowPython
Research Scientist - Robotics
$158k-304k/year
Full-time
Autonomous SystemsComputer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsReinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferSoftware Engineering
2026 PhD Graduate - Postdoctoral Researcher - In-Situ Sensing For Additive Manufacturing
$85k-156k/year
Temporary
Reinforcement LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsSensors & InstrumentationMachine LearningSensor FusionPyTorchscikit-learnTensorFlowPythonMATLAB
Senior Applied Scientist, Dexterous Manipulation
$150k-260k/year
Full-time
Generative AI / LLMsModel Predictive ControlMachine LearningSensor FusionSimulation & Digital TwinsC++JavaPythonMATLABRobot Operating System (ROS)
Physical AI Engineering Lead
$156k-301k/year
Full-time
MentorshipStakeholder ManagementTechnical LeadershipComputer VisionImitation LearningReinforcement LearningSLAMC++PythonNVIDIA Isaac Sim
2026 Intern, Robot Intelligence (Spring/Summer/Fall)
$48 - $63/hour
Internship
Computer VisionImitation LearningPerceptionReinforcement LearningPyTorchTensorFlowC#CC++CUDA
Applied Artificial Intelligence & Autonomous Systems Postdoctoral Fellow
$6,891 - $7,609/month
Temporary
Sim-to-real transferArtificial IntelligenceAutonomous SystemsGenerative AI / LLMsModel Predictive ControlReinforcement LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsPyTorchTensorFlowPython
2026 Intern, PhD Research Scientist
$34 - $60/hour
Internship
Computer VisionLocalizationMachine LearningPath PlanningPerceptionSimulation & Digital TwinsC++Python
Applied Scientist - Robotics Controls
$136k-223k/year
Full-time
Path PlanningSensor FusionSimulation & Digital TwinsC++JavaPython
Market Insight for Research Scientist Jobs in the United States
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