Research + Modeling
Mind Robotics · Palo Alto, California
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Employment
- Full time
- Posted
- 26 January
About this role
The Role
At Mind Robotics, we’re building generalized physical AI - robotic systems capable of dexterous, adaptive, and reasoning-intensive work in real-world industrial environments. Our models sit at the core of this effort, bridging cutting-edge foundation model techniques with real-world robotic execution.
We’re looking for a Research & Modeling Engineer to build and train the core models that power our systems, and ensure they perform reliably on real robots in production environments.
Responsibilities
Design and run large-scale training pipelines for multimodal / VLA systems
Own the full loop: data → training → evaluation → deployment on real robots
Develop scalable infrastructure for data ingestion, training, and iteration
Translate model outputs into reliable, high-performance robotic actions
Work hands-on with robots to debug, iterate, and improve behavior
Define data strategy (quality, scale, diversity) and evaluation frameworks
Continuously improve performance across real-world tasks and environments
Qualifications
Built and trained large-scale models (LLMs, VLMs, or robotics foundation models)
Deep understanding of modern ML, training dynamics, and optimization at scale
Experience with distributed systems and data pipelines for large-scale training
Comfortable operating end-to-end: from data → model → real-world deployment (incl. robots)
Domain strength in at least one: robotics, VLA systems, or training LLMs/VLMs from scratch
Strong Python skills
Nice to Have
Experience with dexterous manipulation or complex robotic tasks
Experience deploying models in real-world, production environments
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About Mind Robotics
Mind Robotics is building the generalized physical intelligence required to solve the world’s most demanding industrial challenges. We believe the path to general-purpose robotics begins where the need is most acute and the environment is most structured: the factory floor.
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