Senior Research Engineer, Robotics
Company: OpenAI
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: February 10, 2025
Job Description:
About the TeamOur mission is to expand the capabilities of
foundational models to support general-purpose robotics in dynamic,
real-world environments, ensuring reliable and safe operation.
These capabilities include, but are not limited to, action
generation, motion planning, world modeling, and real-time
communication through voice and emotions.We work across the entire
robotics stack, integrating cutting-edge hardware, sensors,
end-effectors, and models to explore a diverse range of robotic
form factors. Our goal is to develop models that provide
state-of-the-art intelligence combined with seamless physical
skills under the practical constraints of robotic platforms.About
the RoleAs a research engineer for our robotics initiative, you
will develop foundational models and shape the direction of our
early-stage robotics efforts at OpenAI. Your expertise will be
instrumental in defining our strategy and establishing a strong
foundation for future advancements.This role is based in San
Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office
per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.In this
role, you will:
- Own and pursue a research agenda to improve model capability
and performance.
- Contribute to the team's efforts through the design, review,
and implementation of various technical aspects.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams within the
robotics effort and across the broader Research organization.
- Mentor and support team members, helping them achieve their
professional goals and maximize their impact.You might thrive in
this role if you:
- Have a strong research background in robotics, multimodal
foundational models, scaling laws, and imitation learning or
reinforcement learning.
- Have proven experience managing high-performing teams of
research engineers and research scientists.
- Thrive in ambiguity and adapt to rapidly evolving research and
product initiatives.If you're passionate about pushing the
boundaries of robotics and AI, we'd love to hear from you.About
OpenAIOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to
ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all
of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI
systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our
products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created
with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our
mission, we must encompass and value the many different
perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum
of humanity.We are an equal opportunity employer and do not
discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin,
gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any
other legally protected status.For US Based Candidates: Pursuant to
the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified
applicants with arrest and conviction records.We are committed to
providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with
disabilities, and requests can be made via this .At OpenAI, we
believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people
solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be
widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
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Keywords: OpenAI, San Francisco , Senior Research Engineer, Robotics, Engineering , San Francisco, California
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