Senior Research Scientist, Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models

Bosch

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $185,000–$215,000 / yr
Posted: 12 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Bosch is a global engineering and technology company supplying mobility solutions, industrial technology, consumer goods, and energy and building technology; Robert Bosch LLC is its North American arm.

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TL;DR · Senior Research Scientist, Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models

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The Senior Research Scientist- Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models joins the Intelligent Autonomous Systems group to advance research in the ADAS and autonomous driving industries. This role involves conducting research and engineering in core AI and machine learning fields to enable Embodied AI, specifically focusing on modular end-to-end perception and planning. You will build and implement systems incorporating large vision-language-action models to improve reasoning and explainability for robotics and industrial automation. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust, and experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch. You must demonstrate expertise in reinforcement learning techniques like PPO, DQN, and DDPG. The work addresses complex problems in motion planning, open-world learning, and multimodal transformer-based sequence-to-sequence models for real-world autonomous system deployment.

What does a Research Scientist earn?

Median $216250 from 41 postings across 16 companies.

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Skills

Python C++ Rust PyTorch TensorFlow Reinforcement Learning Computer Vision Natural Language Processing Multimodal Transformers Diffusion Models NeRF Gaussian Splatting Object Detection Segmentation 3D Scene Understanding PPO DQN DDPG Distributed Computing

What you'll do

Conduct research and engineering in core AI fields to enable Embodied AI for ADAS, industrial automation, and robotics.
Develop modular end-to-end perception and planning systems using large vision-language-action models.
Implement research results to solve real-world challenges and ensure high-quality system integration within existing platforms.
Build frameworks for motion planning, high-level task planning, and decision-making in autonomous systems.
Document and disseminate research findings through high-caliber publications and patent submissions.
Engage with academic and industry communities through conferences, workshops, and technical events.

What we're looking for

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related discipline.
Master's degree with industry experience after graduation.
Minimum of 5 years of R&D experience in AI technologies, including Computer Vision and Robotic or Automotive Motion and Behavioral Planning.
Proficiency in one or more programming languages commonly used in machine learning, such as Python, C++, or Rust.
Knowledge of major machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.
Hands-on experience in reinforcement learning for behavior or motion planning and familiarity with common RL techniques.
A strong portfolio of publications in premier machine learning, deep learning, robotics, and computer vision journals and conferences.
Experience with real-world product development and deployment of autonomous systems (preferred).

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