AI Robotics Research Engineer

The Role

Nimble is looking for an AI Robotics Research Engineer to help us advance our robotics moonshot by designing, developing, training, and implementing robotic foundation models, Vision‑Language‑Action Models, general‑purpose robotic AI models, and reinforcement learning algorithms controlling multi‑agent robot fleets.

You will play a critical role in working with our all‑star cross‑functional team to build models with immediate applications for the world’s biggest robotics opportunity.

• Develop and train diffusion policies, VLMs, multi‑agent deep RL policies and more
• Develop data collection pipelines
• Design data annotation and labeling
• Support implementation of models into production systems

• Masters or Ph.D. in Robotics or Computer Science
• Experience training deep learning models for robotic manipulation or mobility
• Experience working with real robotic hardware
• Experience training models in simulation and developing simulation environments
• Experience collecting custom datasets
• Experience training on open‑source datasets
• Strong track record of publishing papers and/or deploying real‑world applications
• Experience with system architecture, design and development

• Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• Must be able to work in San Francisco

$180,000 - $220,000 a year. The above range is the salary range. This position will also receive generous equity for this position.

• Unlimited Flexible Time Off
• Health Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Commuter Benefits
• Referral Bonus
• 401k
• Equity

Nimble Robotics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state, federal or local laws.