Principal Physical AI Distributed Systems Researcher

Job not on LinkedIn

🕒 July 25

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

RTI International

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1958

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

RTI International is an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition through science-based solutions in climate, education, health, and equity. The institute engages in multidisciplinary research spanning diverse areas such as health care, international development, environmental sciences, and social and economic justice. RTI International collaborates with a wide range of partners including governments, businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations to conduct research and provide technical services. It aims to impact global wellbeing by leveraging expertise in fields such as climate change solutions, education reform, public health, food security, and more. RTI International also emphasizes corporate responsibility, sustainability, and commitment to quality and ethics in its operations.

📋 Description

• Innovate new solutions that will form the foundation of secure, adaptable, and fast distributed systems. • Work with the business-development team to define research areas of interest and define interesting research proposal topics. • Compose research proposals and report progress to research sponsors. • Execute and lead research contracts to push our technology forward. • Serve as Principal Investigator and/or Staff Member on externally-funded research contracts. • Actively interface with research project sponsors, customers, research partners, and prospects. • Develop expertise in emerging technology and share your insights across RTI. • Communicate technical innovations through papers and presentations. • Support the transition of promising technical innovations to product including customer trials, coordinating with product management, and working closely with the engineering team to design, develop, test and support this transition.

🎯 Requirements

• Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering or related field. Appropriate research expertise includes electromechanical, intelligent or autonomous systems, distributed systems, physical agentic AI, or computer networking. • An experimental thesis or real-world experience with physical applications or distributed systems research. • Excellent written communications skills, and evidence of research publications. Experience writing and winning proposals, and research project management. • Solid programming skills and experience with AI-assisted software development. • Ability to work successfully / actively engage with a highly distributed team. • US Person requirement *Due to applicable laws, government regulations and contract specifications, we are required to fill this position only with an individual who qualifies as a "U.S. Person."

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible working schedule. • Remote working + Home Office Stipend to cover the costs of working from home. • Flexible Paid Time Off + “Real Vacation Bonus,” an additional bonus for taking more than 1-week of uninterrupted vacation. • Competitive compensation including annual bonus based on individual and company performance. • We recognize employees for their achievements, offer great opportunities for career growth and development, and provide the tools they need to succeed.