Research Scientist- Robotics AI

Full Time

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Sunnyvale, CA, US

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Bosch

Research Scientist – Robotics AI

Company Description

The Bosch Research and Technology Center North America (RTC-NA), with offices in Sunnyvale, California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Cambridge, Massachusetts, is part of the global Bosch Group, a company with over €70 billion in annual revenue, more than 400,000 employees worldwide, a highly diverse product portfolio, and a history spanning more than 125 years.

RTC-NA is dedicated to developing technologies and system solutions across a variety of Bosch business areas, including:

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Energy Technologies

  • Internet Technologies

  • Circuit Design

  • Semiconductors and Wireless Technologies

  • Advanced MEMS Design

As part of Bosch's global research organization, our Silicon Valley AI research team focuses on:

  • Foundation Models

  • Big Data Visual Analytics

  • Explainable AI (XAI)

  • Natural Language Processing

  • Computer Vision & Mixed Reality

  • Cloud Robotics

  • Data Science

  • AI Systems Engineering

  • Time-Series Analysis

We develop scalable, intelligent, and trustworthy AIoT solutions for Bosch products and services across application domains such as:

  • Automated Driving

  • Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)

  • Robotics

  • Smart Manufacturing

  • Enterprise AI

  • Healthcare

  • Smart Homes

  • Smart Buildings

Originating from Bosch's AI research efforts in Silicon Valley, the Intelligent Autonomous Systems group is responsible for enabling future autonomous Bosch products by advancing the state of the art in automated driving, ADAS, robotics, and automation.

Our work spans:

  • Motion Planning

  • High-Level Task Planning

  • Decision-Making Systems

  • Distributed Computing Frameworks

  • Autonomous Systems Architecture

We collaborate closely with Bosch business units to transfer research into production products and actively partner with leading academic and industry organizations. Our team regularly publishes research at premier conferences, including:

  • CVPR

  • ICRA

  • IROS

  • RSS

  • NeurIPS

  • CoRL

Job Description

As a Research Scientist – Robotics AI, you will contribute to research projects at the forefront of autonomous driving, robotics, and embodied AI.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct research and engineering in core AI and machine learning disciplines to enable embodied AI applications across autonomous driving, ADAS, industrial automation, and robotics.

  • Advance AI-powered robotics by incorporating large vision-language-action models to improve reasoning capabilities and explainability.

  • Collaborate with global research and engineering teams to ensure effective technology transfer and system integration.

  • Translate research innovations into real-world solutions and production-ready systems.

  • Stay at the forefront of innovation through active participation in conferences, workshops, and technical communities.

  • Publish research findings and contribute to patent development.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field; or a Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant industry experience.

  • Minimum of 3 years of R&D experience or equivalent graduate research experience in AI technologies, including computer vision and robotic or automotive motion and behavior planning.

  • Proficiency in one or more machine learning programming languages, including:

    • Python

    • C++

    • Rust

  • Experience with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.

  • Hands-on experience with reinforcement learning for behavior planning, motion planning, or related applications.

  • Familiarity with reinforcement learning algorithms, including:

    • PPO

    • DQN

    • DDPG

  • Strong communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills.

  • Strong publication record in leading machine learning, robotics, deep learning, or computer vision conferences and journals.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience developing and deploying real-world autonomous systems.

  • Experience building and applying multimodal transformer-based sequence-to-sequence models, particularly vision-language-action models.

  • Hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas:

    • Multimodal Transformers

    • Multimodal Language Models

    • Diffusion Models

    • Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF)

    • Gaussian Splatting

    • Object Detection and Segmentation

    • 3D Scene Understanding

    • Sensor Calibration

    • Structure-from-Motion (SfM)

    • Voxel-Based Feature Representations

    • Bird's-Eye View (BEV) Representations

Compensation & Benefits

California Salary Range: $165,000 – $185,000 USD

Additional compensation includes:

  • Annual Corporate Bonus

  • Long-Term Incentive Bonus Program

Compensation is determined based on factors including experience, expertise, job knowledge, role complexity, and location.

Benefits

Bosch offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees in every stage of life, including:

  • Premium Health Coverage

  • 401(k) with Generous Company Match

  • Financial Planning Resources

  • Paid Time Off

  • Parental Leave

  • Life Insurance

  • Disability Coverage

Additional details will be provided during the interview process.

Learn more about Bosch benefits:
https://www.myboschbenefits.com/public/welcome

Equal Opportunity Employment

Bosch is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Bosch complies with all applicable federal, state, and local drug-testing regulations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening prior to the start date.

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