Embodied AI Engineer

7 days ago

Santa Clara, CA, USAMid Level / Senior

Base Salary

$150k - $210k/yr

Responsibilities

Implement, debug, and optimize VLA, diffusion/flow-matching policy, and world-model architectures.
Build and maintain scalable training and evaluation infrastructure for Robot Foundation Models and on-robot deployment stacks.
Architect and operate data pipelines using simulation, generative AI, teleoperation, and real-world data collection for robot model training.
Bring up robot platforms, debug real-world failures, and close the loop between simulation and deployment.
Collaborate with research teams and hardware partners to integrate embodied AI systems into LG’s consumer ecosystem.
Contribute engineering input to technical roadmaps and own infrastructure and tooling used by the broader research organization.

Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant industry or research experience, or a master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant industry or research experience, in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
Strong software engineering proficiency in Python or C++ and experience spanning data pipelines through deployed models.
Hands-on experience training or deploying Robot Foundation Models, building robot-learning data pipelines, or developing robot-system infrastructure.
Experience with robot manipulators or mobile robots, RGB/depth cameras, and force/torque or tactile sensors.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate with research scientists to translate ideas into shipped systems.
Familiarity with robot-learning research literature, including world models, spatial intelligence, or learning from demonstration, is preferred.
Contributions to open-source robotics or machine-learning infrastructure tooling are preferred.
A PhD is preferred but not required.

No-cost employee medical, dental, vision, and prescription premiums for eligible employees and dependents.
401(k) plan with automatic enrollment, immediate vesting, company matching contributions, and multiple investment options.
Paid time off including company holidays and combined sick and vacation time.
Performance-based short-term incentives may be available depending on the role.
Mental health resources and personal fitness goal incentives.
Paid parental leave and family support benefits.
Group-rate life and disability insurance.
Temporary and contract workers may be eligible for relevant partner-agency benefit programs.
The posting identifies the role as hybrid and lists a recruiting range of $150,000–$210,000 USD.

10,000+ employees