Embodied AI / Robotics Technical Advisor (SETA)
U.S. Citizenship Required
Location: Remote | Up to 25% travel
Contract: 12-month W2 contract to start; supporting a 5-year program
Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Embodied AI / Robotics Technical Advisor (SETA) to support advanced R&D initiatives for ARPA-H.
The role focuses on evaluating emerging embodied AI and robotics technologies, assessing the technical soundness of proposed approaches, helping establish project goals and budgets, and providing technical oversight of funded R&D efforts.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess the state of the art in embodied AI, robotics, and surgical AI
- Evaluate the technical and conceptual soundness of proposed R&D approaches
- Review technical progress, performance, risks, and proposed solutions
- Provide technical evaluation and oversight of funded projects
- Help establish project goals, milestones, expectations, and budgets
- Communicate technical assessments to program stakeholders
Core Technical Areas
- Embodied AI / Physical AI
- Robot learning and imitation learning
- Robotics control systems / learning-based control
- Foundation models for Physical AI / robotics
- World models / world modeling
- Medical and surgical robotics
Required Qualifications
- Strong technical foundation in AI/ML and robotics, with experience relevant to embodied or physical AI
- Experience developing, researching, evaluating, or overseeing advanced technical R&D
- Experience with budgeting and program management
- Master’s in Engineering OR PhD/MD in health or biological sciences
- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a Public Trust
- Ability to travel up to 25%
Preferred
- Additional expertise in healthcare, medical, biological, or surgical applications
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