Research Scientist (Research)

What the role actually is

Applied Intuition is hiring research scientists into its research group, which works on physical AI for autonomous driving and robotic generalist systems. The role is about developing methods that can move from research into customer-facing autonomy and robotics programs.

The posting points to work with fleet data, simulation infrastructure, and deployed autonomous systems including trucks, industrial machines, humanoids, and dexterous hands.

What you would work on

• Develop research methods for physical AI, autonomy, and robotic generalist systems
• Use large-scale fleet data and internal tooling to test new approaches
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers on methods that can transfer into deployed programs
• Publish or communicate high-quality research while staying close to applied product constraints

What they are asking for

• Strong research background in machine learning, robotics, autonomy, computer vision, or a related field
• Evidence of original research through publications, shipped systems, or comparable applied work
• Ability to reason about both model quality and real-world deployment constraints
• Comfort working from Applied's Sunnyvale office

Why this one is worth a look

Applied's research group sits close to a broad physical AI customer base, which makes the role more applied than a pure lab seat. It is especially relevant if you want research that can influence autonomous vehicles, industrial machines, humanoids, and manipulation systems.