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Research Engineer, VLA Models

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1X Technologies

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United States , Palo Alto

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180000.00 - 300000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

As a Research Engineer, Vision-Language Action (VLA) Models, you will train the NEO robot to perform long‑horizon autonomous tasks in unstructured environments. You will take ownership of autonomous capability development across the full lifecycle: from data review and model design, through deployment and ongoing fleet performance monitoring. Your work will involve combining vision, control, and learning to enable whole‑body manipulation and navigation in novel settings.

Job Responsibility:

  • Take extreme ownership over autonomous capabilities: reviewing data, designing model architectures, shipping models, and maintaining performance across the fleet
  • Train NEO for whole‑body manipulation and navigation tasks in unseen environments
  • Design robust evaluation metrics to support scaling of model pre‑training
  • Experiment with state‑of‑the‑art techniques from vision–language models and generative model literature to predict actions
  • Collaborate with controls, QA, and data collection teams to deploy reinforcement learning policies to the production fleet

Requirements:

  • Strong programming experience in Python (and familiarity with tools like Bazel)
  • Experience with frameworks like PyTorch
  • Experience with simulation environments (e.g., Isaac Sim, MuJoCo)
  • Deep understanding of how autonomous systems generalize to new environments
  • Experience designing evaluation metrics and validating models in real or simulated settings
  • Ability to coordinate with cross‑functional teams (controls, QA, data) to bring models into production
What we offer:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off and holidays

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 01, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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