VP of Robotics Research
Core
Lead the Robotics Research team to develop data foundations and a Robotics Data Engine for robot learning, defining data collection, representation, and evaluation strategies.
Role type
VP of Robotics Research (Strategy & Team Leadership)
Builds
Scalable robotics data pipelines, data engines, and production-ready robotics data solutions
Domain
Robotics, Embodied AI, Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Robotics research, Embodied AI, Robot learning, Robotics data pipelines, Multimodal datasets, Robot perception, Manipulation, Control, Imitation learning, Reinforcement learning, Foundation models for robotics, Team leadership, Research strategy
Preferred skills
PhD in Robotics/CS/AI, Publications at top conferences (CoRL, RSS, ICRA, etc.), Large-scale dataset engineering, ROS/ROS2/Isaac Lab/Sim/MuJoCo/Habitat/ManiSkill, Open-source contributions
Technologies
ROS, ROS2, Isaac Lab, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Habitat, ManiSkill
Responsibilities
Define and execute research strategy for robotics data and embodied AI; Lead initiatives on datasets, perception, and data-centric learning; Build and mentor a team of Robotics Researchers; Develop novel data collection approaches (teleoperation, simulation, real-world); Design scalable data pipelines and evaluation frameworks; Partner with cross-functional teams to operationalize research; Stay current with emerging robotics literature and techniques.
Seniority
Executive (VP), Strategy & Mentorship
