Founding Research Scientist

Founding Research ScientistHelp define the research agenda for one of the UK's most ambitious Physical AI startups.Most researchers spend years contributing to someone else's roadmap. Here, you'll help create it. You'll own research direction from day one, working with real robots, publishing meaningful results and shaping the technology that underpins the next generation of intelligent machines. Based on the uploaded job specification.What's in it for you?Founding role with significant equityDefine research strategy from day oneWork with cutting-edge robot learning modelsRun experiments on real robotic hardwareOpportunity to publish impactful research while building real productsWhat you'll be doingLeading research into robot learning, world models and VLA systemsDesigning evaluation frameworks for physical AIDeveloping new approaches to data collection and model trainingRunning experiments on real robotic platformsPublishing technical papers and helping establish the company's research reputationWhat you'll bringResearch experience in machine learning, robotics or computer visionHands-on experience with modern deep learning techniquesStrong mathematical and experimental thinkingExperience designing and evaluating ML modelsA desire to work in a highly collaborative, fast-moving startupPublications, benchmark experience or open-source contributions would be advantageous but aren't essential.