Research Scientist, Simulation Agents

Job overview

The Research Scientist, Simulation Agents role is listed in San Francisco, CA, with a hybrid-remote arrangement. The stated US yearly salary range is $158,000–$269,000, with additional equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus. The role is on Waabi’s Behaviors team, which develops simulation agents and scenario-generation algorithms for Waabi World. The scientist develops realistic, controllable simulation agents and advances research methods that help test and improve autonomous driving systems. The work contributes to Waabi’s simulation platform and safety case through research, collaboration with simulation, autonomy, and safety teams, and delivery of solutions into production.

What you'll do

• Own and pursue a research agenda for realistic, controllable simulation agents
• advance work in imitation learning, reinforcement learning, generative and foundation models, planning, and search
• collaborate with simulation, autonomy, and safety teams to define research problems and ship solutions into production
• mentor junior scientists and interns
• publish research at leading machine learning or robotics conferences.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

research scientist

simulation agents

san francisco ca

waabi

behaviors team

hybrid remote

autonomous transportation

imitation learning

reinforcement learning

generative models

machine learning

robotics

$158k–$269k/year

equity awards

annual performance bonus

medical

dental

vision

unlimited vacation

flexible hours

work from home support

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Equity awards, medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time employees, unlimited vacation, flexible hours, work-from-home support, and catered meals and snacks when in the office.

Why this role

The role combines simulation-agent research with work supporting autonomous transportation and Waabi’s scientific safety case.

About the employer

Waabi is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.