# Embodied AI / VLA Research Engineer at Maxinsights

- Company: Maxinsights
- What the company does: Powering generalist robotics and world models with multi-million-hour annotated egocentric data, hand tracking, upper-body/whole-body motion capture, tactile sensing, and simulation for OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta, Figure, 1X, Skild, Genesis AI, and Dyna... Backed by South Park Commons.
- Company website: https://maxinsights.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Santa Clara
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-07
- Apply by: 2026-11-21
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/maxinsights/79cf8fc0-56fc-48ab-8732-f4d6eb53b0e8?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/maxinsights-embodied-ai-vla-research-engineer/

## About the role

In this role, you will work on the research, training, optimization, and real-world deployment of embodied AI models , including Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, World Models, and related robotics foundation models. You will work across multimodal perception, robot control, long-horizon task planning, large-scale robot data, and model deployment. This is a highly hands-on role that involves both model development and real-world robotic system integration . Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 1+ years of relevant industry or research experience in machine learning, robotics, computer vision, embodied AI, or a related field
- Strong understanding of deep learning and modern machine learning methods
- Experience with PyTorch or similar deep learning frameworks
- Experience training and evaluating machine learning models
- Strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with relevant ML/robotics tooling
- Understanding of multimodal learning, computer vision, robotics, or related areas

Tags: Engineering, ML & Data

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