Robotics Research Scientist jobs
Research scientists push new methods in robot learning, control and perception. These openings come live from our jobs board, so the list changes as employers post and close roles.
Updated November 2, 2026
Skills employers ask for
- Publications.
- PyTorch.
- Experiments on real robots.
Open robotics research scientist roles
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research Scientist Intern
Waymo · Mountain View, California
Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Research Scientist, Autonomous Systems and Physical AI Research - PhD New College Grad 2026
NVIDIA · Santa Clara, California
Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Research Scientist, Robotics Research - PhD New College Grad 2026
NVIDIA · Seattle, Washington
Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Senior Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models and Robotics
NVIDIA · Santa Clara, California
Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Research Scientist - Polymer Chemistry & Hybrid Materials
AeroVironment · Remote, USA
$88,500–$135,000 a year · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Research Scientist
Anduril · Fort Collins, Colorado · Broomfield, Colorado
$126,000–$167,000 a year · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Applied & Research Scientist - Safe Autonomy Frontiers (SAF) Lab, Safe Autonomy Frontiers (SAF) Lab
Amazon Robotics · Pasadena, California
Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Principal Software Engineer, Team Lead - Perception Platforms
Motional · Boston, Massachusetts · Las Vegas, Nevada · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
$240,000–$330,000 a year · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research Scientist, Visual Reasoning
Waymo · Mountain View, California
Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Senior Engineer - Perception Modeling
Motional · Boston, Massachusetts · Las Vegas, Nevada · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
$172,000–$229,000 a year · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Electric Propulsion System Research Scientist, Amazon Prime Air
Amazon Prime Air · Seattle, Washington
Posted Oct 4, 2026
- Sr. Applied & Research Scientist - Safe Autonomy Frontiers (SAF) Lab, Safe Autonomy Frontiers (SAF) Lab
Amazon Robotics · Pasadena, California
Posted Oct 4, 2026
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With posted pay
- Research Scientist - Polymer Chemistry & Hybrid Materials
AeroVironment · Remote, USA
$88,500–$135,000 a year · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Research Scientist
Anduril · Fort Collins, Colorado · Broomfield, Colorado
$126,000–$167,000 a year · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Principal Software Engineer, Team Lead - Perception Platforms
Motional · Boston, Massachusetts · Las Vegas, Nevada · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
$240,000–$330,000 a year · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Senior Engineer - Perception Modeling
Motional · Boston, Massachusetts · Las Vegas, Nevada · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
$172,000–$229,000 a year · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Research Scientist, World Model Post-Training
Waymo · Mountain View, California · San Francisco, California · New York, New York
$213,000–$263,000 a year · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Research Scientist
Roboflow · San Francisco, California
$250,000–$450,000 a year · Posted Sep 21, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
- Do these roles need a PhD?
- Many do. Check each listing.
- How current is this list?
- It loads from the live Bots n' Beans jobs board each time the page is built.