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Mind Robotics

Research + Modeling

Palo Alto, CA Posted 2026-01-26
Type
Full-time
Source
Ashby
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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