Staff Research Engineer, Embodied Intelligence & Robotics

Samsung Research America-posted 4 months ago

$179,200 - $246,150/Yr

Mid Level

Mountain View, CA

5,001-10,000 employees

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Samsung Research America is looking for an engineer who has solid technical skills and rich academic and/or industry experience in areas of robotics and embodied intelligence. Our ideal candidate explores novel AI technologies towards generalizing robots to perform tasks in the real world. Samsung’s unique advantage in the consumer electronics market and growing focus on AI and robotics will provide you with exciting technical challenges and a rewarding career experience. By leveraging Samsung’s vast product ecosystem to deliver novel user experiences, your work will define Samsung’s future in robotics and significantly impact real-world users.

Design and evaluate the suitability of robotic hardware, sensors, and software for applications in semi-structured and unstructured environments targeting high impact business areas
Integrate sensors, actuators and other component into proof-of-concept/prototype robotic systems and analyze and optimize robotic system performance and accuracy
Design, develop, integrate and test algorithms for robot perception, control, learning, navigation, and manipulation
Develop and deploy data collection and model management mechanisms for in-the wild data aggregation
Work within cross-functional, cross-divisional teams and assist in the design, analysis and performance evaluation from concept to completion
Document and present results evaluating algorithms and models on targeted compute platforms
Conduct pilot studies and formal experiments to benchmark performance against state-of-the-art approaches using clear and well-reasoned metrics

PhD or Master’s degree in EECS/Robotics or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
3+ years’ industry experience in state-of-the-art robotics R&D, such as foundation models, vision-language-action (VLA) models, open-world 3D perception, trajectory prediction, model predictive control, and multimodal (visual, tactile, audio, semantic) information fusion
Demonstrated experience in sensing, kinematics, dynamics, and control systems integrated on real robotic systems
Solid understanding of computer vision techniques (e.g., object detection, segmentation, tracking) and multi-view image processing
Knowledgeable of tools and processes to monitor ML model performance and data quality, including model tuning experience
Familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, C++, ROS, and CUDA
Demonstrated experience in software engineering best practices to track, communicate, and document project progress
Strong understanding of robotics fundamentals, including locomotion, manipulation, sensor inputs, pose tracking, 3D mapping, SLAM, ROS, and policy architectures particularly for semi-structured and unstructured environments
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent verbal communication and writing skills to effectively represent the derived results and technical concepts developed in the course of the work

Candidates with additional experience are encouraged to apply and will be considered for other opportunities.

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Generous benefits to help you live life well

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