Head of Research (Robotics) (Palo Alto) Job at Cubiq Recruitment, Palo Alto, CA

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  • Cubiq Recruitment
  • Palo Alto, CA

Job Description

Leading AI recruitment at Cubiq

🤖 Head of Robotic Research

Join one of the worlds most ambitious humanoid robotics companies, founded by leading engineers and executives from Tesla, Amazon, Cruise, Waymo, Google, Apple, ABB, Anduril, Rivian, and more. Backed by top-tier investors with hundreds of millions in funding.

With over 10,000 humanoid robots already on order across North America, Europe, and Asia, and active deployments across 6 major sectors, they are scaling a new era of intelligent automation.

These robots are not theoretical; they are realworld systems, performing complex, dynamic tasks with submillimetre accuracy.

We are seeking a Head of Robotic Research: a handson technical leader who will drive the next generation of embodied intelligence.

You will lead and grow a worldclass research team while directly contributing to breakthroughs in perception, reasoning, and control that enable longhorizon, multistep action in dynamic environments.

This is a rare opportunity to shape both the scientific direction and applied impact of a robotics program operating at global scale.

Areas of Expertise

Candidates should demonstrate deep technical ability in at least four of the following:

  • Simulation & Digital Twin Environments
  • Advanced Reasoning and Planning
  • LongHorizon Task Execution
  • Experience bridging simulation to realworld transfer, developing scalable learning systems, or applying frontier AI to embodied agents will be highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and expand the Robotics Research division, recruiting and mentoring top researchers and engineers.
  • Define and execute research strategy at the intersection of AI and robotics.
  • Contribute handson to highimpact research projects, from concept through to deployment.
  • Collaborate across hardware, software, and product teams to translate research into productionready intelligence.
  • Represent the companys vision in academic, technical, and industry forums.

Whats on Offer?

  • A missiondriven environment tackling one of the hardest problems in tech.
  • Deep collaboration with leaders from worldclass AI and robotics organisations.
  • Significant funding, resources, and infrastructure to accelerate discovery and deployment.
  • Competitive compensation, equity, and relocation support.

📩 Apply now or reach out confidentially to discuss the role further.

j.cartlidge@cubiqrecruitment.com

Seniority level

MidSenior level

Employment type

Fulltime

Job function

Research, Engineering, and Science

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Job Tags

Full time, Relocation package,

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