Remote Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Research — Multimodal & Technical Practice

Partner with SMR Talent Collective from anywhere in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, or Ireland as a remote Remote Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Research — Multimodal & Technical Practice ($500,000 - $1,500,000/year). This specialist role focuses on evaluating AI model outputs, authoring domain-specific rubrics, and validating technical workflows involving Robotics Data, Robot Perception, Schema Design, Robotics R&D.

Project Responsibilities

• Degree in Robotics, CS, EE, ML, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated professional or academic background in Robotics Data, Robot Perception, Schema Design, Robotics R&D.
• Research the data needs of frontier robotics, world models, and physical AI systems.
• Design new datasets and collection methods across egocentric video, teleop, UMI, robot trajectories, sensors, and simulation.
• Define data schemas, annotations, ground truth, and evaluations for areas like manipulation, navigation, spatial reasoning, and physical understanding.
• Run experiments to understand what data and structure most improve model performance.
• Work with leading AI and robotics labs to turn research needs into scalable data pipelines and products.

Required Expertise

• Available Openings: 1 open position
• Core Competencies: Robotics Data, Robot Perception, Schema Design, Robotics R&D
• Strong analytical reasoning and ability to articulate complex concepts clearly in written English.
• High attention to detail when reviewing technical or domain-specific documentation.
• Self-motivated and reliable within an asynchronous remote work environment.
• Experience working at a leading robotics, AI, or autonomous systems company or research lab.
• Hands-on experience with embodied AI datasets, imitation learning, teleoperation, or robot learning pipelines.

Rate Structure & Remote Benefits

• Compensation Rate: $500,000 - $1,500,000/year (contract specialist remuneration)
• Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work From Home
• Eligible Remote Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
• Core Competencies: Robotics Data, Robot Perception, Schema Design, Robotics R&D
• Hiring Agency: SMR Talent Collective

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