Company
Machina Labs is a smart manufacturing company backed by leading investors in AI and Deep Tech (Innovation Endeavors, Nvidia NVentures, Lockheed Martin Ventures), founded in 2019 and based in Los Angeles, CA. We are building the factory of the future with modular manufacturing solutions that allow customers to rapidly produce and iterate on their designs using our robotic sheet metal forming platform. Our first-of-its-kind software and robotics solution brings new levels of innovation to industries such as aerospace, automotive, and space exploration.
About the Role
We are seeking a Research Engineer with strong expertise in computational science, computer graphics, and robotics to help shape the next generation of AI-driven manufacturing systems. This position combines fundamental research with applied engineering, offering the opportunity to design novel physics-based solvers, explore differentiable and real-time simulation techniques, and contribute to cutting-edge developments in robotics and embodied AI. You will collaborate with a team of researchers and engineers to translate innovative computational ideas into scalable frameworks that enhance both scientific understanding and real-world manufacturing capabilities.
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In addition to the provided base salary range, this role also offers performance-based bonuses, comprehensive benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision), PTO, and Stock Options.
Why This Role Matters
This is a key research-focused role where youll define and build the core simulation technologies enabling intelligent manufacturing systems of the future.
Your contributions will push the boundaries of computational physics for robotics, directly influencing how machines learn, plan, and act in complex real-world environments. The technology developed here has the potential to transform smart manufacturing and accelerate progress toward embodied AI, where robots possess a deeper physical understanding of the world.
Machina Labs is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with state and federal law.
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$160,000 - $220,000 a year
Compensation details : 160000-220000
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Simulation Engineer • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90001