Robotics Data Researcher

About the Role

Join an early-stage research team working at the intersection of robotics and AI. You will spend most of your time training robot-learning policies, building benchmarks, and publishing results, while helping translate research findings into practical improvements in robot performance.

What You'll Do

• Train and fine-tune policies using robotics datasets, then measure and report their performance improvements.
• Design benchmarks that assess policy performance on real-world robotic tasks.
• Select and run appropriate training methods for research questions from start to finish.
• Help set priorities for tasks, robot embodiments, and data quality standards.
• Publish research, contribute to open-source work, and explain findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Coordinate with clients, robotics partners, and data teams to connect research with real-world needs.

What We're Looking For

• A completed or nearly completed PhD in robotics or machine learning, or equivalent research experience demonstrated through publications or work at a robotics or AI research lab.
• Hands-on experience training and evaluating robot policies in simulation or on physical hardware.
• Research experience in physical AI or robot learning, such as imitation learning, reinforcement learning, vision-language-action models, or dexterous manipulation.
• Strong experimental habits, including running experiments early, documenting findings promptly, and reporting negative results.
• Clear communication skills for sharing technical results with researchers, operations teams, and clients.
• Daily familiarity with AI tools and coding agents.
• Early-career research experience, from near completion of a PhD to a few years of postdoctoral or equivalent experience.
• Publications at leading robotics or machine learning venues, real robot hardware experience, or familiarity with large-scale robotics datasets and data pipelines are valuable.
• Professional English and willingness to work on-site in Barcelona or relocate.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary, equity, and relocation support are available. Salary range and visa sponsorship policy were not specified.

Location

On-site in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.