# Research Engineer, Robotics Data at HUD

- Company: HUD
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.hud.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $80K to $230K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-28
- Apply by: 2026-11-12
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hud/3fd8c6f6-e42a-484f-9de8-b51f5849be91?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/hud-research-engineer-robotics-data/

## About the role

We’re looking for a Research Engineer for our Robotics team to develop the datasets and evals that make robotics data useful for training and evaluating embodied AI systems. You’ll translate open-ended research needs into data specifications, build methods to validate data, and run experiments to understand which data and structures improve model performance. Research the data needs of robot learning and physical AI systems, and turn them into concrete dataset and evaluation specifications Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Experience in robotics, robot learning, embodied AI, or closely related multimodal research
- Proficiency in Python and experience building data processing, analysis, or evaluation tools
- Experience turning research questions into dataset specifications, experiments, and measurable quality criteria
- Strong understanding of what makes robotics data useful for training or evaluation—and where it can be misleading
- Attention to detail and the ability to spot subtle errors, coverage gaps, and failure modes in complex data
- Experience building research tools or pipelines without a fully prescribed roadmap

Tags: Engineering & Research

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