Virtual Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Research (100% Remote Contract)

ActiveHired is expanding its remote specialist bench with a Virtual Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Research (100% Remote Contract) at $500,000 - $1,500,000/year. Contributors work asynchronously from home across major English-speaking countries, translating real-world workflows in Robotics Data, Robot Perception, Schema Design, Robotics R&D into high-signal training examples and multi-step evaluation criteria for enterprise AI models.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work with leading AI and robotics labs to turn research needs into scalable data pipelines and products.
• Stay current on frontier research and use it to shape our AI research partner’s robotics data strategy.
• What You Bring
• 2–5+ years in robotics, computer vision, multimodal learning, embodied AI, or applied ML research.
• Strong understanding of robotics/physical AI and multimodal data.
• Ability to translate research problems into concrete datasets, experiments, and specifications.
• Strong technical communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Skills & Experience Needed

• Experience designing or working with multimodal robotics datasets, including video, sensor, trajectory, or simulation data.
• Hands-on experience with robotics hardware, sensor integration, or rapid prototyping.
• Working knowledge of data collection and evaluation for manipulation, navigation, spatial reasoning, or world models.
• Compensation & Benefits Notice
• The national pay range for this full-time position is base salary of $200,000 –$320,000 USD. All employees are eligible for equity compensation, and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies. our AI research partner provides a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) plan with a company match, and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.
• Compensation Band: $500,000 - $1,500,000/year
• Work Location: Remote (100% Remote / Asynchronous Flexibility)

Remuneration & Remote Setup

• Compensation Rate: $500,000 - $1,500,000/year (contract specialist remuneration)
• Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work From Home
• Eligible Remote Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
• Core Competencies: Robotics Data, Robot Perception, Schema Design, Robotics R&D
• Hiring Agency: ActiveHired

Direct Application Process: Click the Apply button on this page to proceed directly to our partner application portal and submit your profile for immediate consideration.