Applied Scientist - Learning-Based Navigation and Locomotion
RAI Institute
Zurich, Switzerland · Full-time · Autonomy, Planning & Controls
Our Mission Our mission is to solve the most important and fundamental challenges in AI and Robotics to enable future generations of intelligent machines that will help us all live better lives.
Apply on RAI Institute’s careers page- Company
- RAI Institute
- Location
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Workplace
- On-site
- Type
- Full-time
- Specialism
- Autonomy, Planning & Controls
- Team
- Research
- Posted
- 10 November 2026
About the role
Our Mission Our mission is to solve the most important and fundamental challenges in AI and Robotics to enable future generations of intelligent machines that will help us all live better lives. We aim to advance the mobility and autonomy of mobile robots to new heights by leveraging simulation based methods like Reinforcement Learning, augmenting them with model information. Reinforcement Learning Applied Scientist will have proven hands-on research or industry experience focusing on one or more of these key areas: Learning-based navigation or locomotion, specifically end-to-end control methods from sensor data. Having practical hardware experience is essential for this role. If you are passionate about developing technology for robots and using it to advance their capabilities and usefulness, this team will be a great fit for you!