AI Engineer (VLM & VLA)
Foundation RoboticsSan Francisco, California, United States
Posted March 10, 2026
150000 - 300000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Foundation is developing the future of general purpose robotics with the goal to address the labor shortage.
Job Description
We are looking for extraordinary engineers and scientists to join our team to develop the future of general purpose robotics with the goal to address the labor shortage. Your previous experience in robotics isn't a prerequisite — it's your talent and determination that truly count.
Requirements
- Strong experience with training multimodal models, including VLAs, VLMs, vision transformers, LLMs.
- Ability to build and iterate on large-scale training pipelines.
- Deep proficiency in PyTorch or JAX, distributed training, and GPU acceleration.
- Strong software engineering skills in Python and modern ML tooling.
- Experience with (synthetic) dataset creation and curation.
- Understanding of real-time deployment constraints on embedded hardware.
- Optimally, familiarity with robotics simulation environments (Isaac Lab, Mujoco, or similar).
- Ideally, hands-on experience with robotics, embodied AI, or reinforcement/imitation learning.
- MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or related field—or equivalent industry experience.
Benefits
- Market standard benefits (health, vision, dental, 401k, etc.)
