Sr. Research Scientist

Our Mission :

Our mission is to solve the most important and fundamental challenges in AI and Robotics to enable future generations of intelligent machines that will help us all live better lives.

Our research group, a part of the RAI institute's Perception team, is dedicated to building the next generation of intelligent scene models. We focus on creating representations that are deeply grounded in the physics of the real world. We operate in a dynamic environment, translating research breakthroughs into demonstrable progress in physical intelligence. Our work exists at the intersection of two critical challenges :

Analysis (Understanding the Now) : Deconstructing scenes into their fundamental components including 3D geometry, semantics, physical properties (like friction and mass), and dynamics (like articulation and forces). Synthesis (What Happens Next?) : Using this understanding to power generative world models, hybrid physics engines, and differentiable simulators that can predict how a scene will evolve over time, conditioned on agent actions.

We are looking for a Senior Research / Applied Scientist to push the frontiers of how machines perceive, reason about, and interact with the physical world. What You Will Do :

• Research, design, and implement novel algorithms for understanding and modeling complex 3D scenes, with a focus on integrating geometry, semantics, and physics
• Develop and advance generative and physics-informed models capable of predicting realistic future states and dynamic interactions for applications like robotic manipulation
• Design and curate large-scale datasets to enhance model capabilities in physically-grounded and specialized applications
• Create robust 3D representations that capture not just object appearance, but also physical properties, affordances, and causal dymanics
• Incorporate principled uncertainty estimation into your models to ensure they are reliable and aware of their own limitations
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of researchers and engineers to integrate your work into larger systems and build compelling demonstrations
• Share your innovative work with the community through publications at top-tier conferences (e.g., CoRL, CVPR, NeurIPS)
• Mentor junior researchers and engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaborative innovation

What We Are Looking For

Bonus Qualifications

Why Join Us

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other