Job Description

Job Description

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

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• Assess the state of the art in embodied AI, robotics, and surgical AI
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• Evaluate the technical and conceptual soundness of proposed R&D approaches
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• Review technical progress, performance, risks, and proposed solutions
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• Provide technical evaluation and oversight of funded projects
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• Help establish project goals, milestones, expectations, and budgets
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• Communicate technical assessments to program stakeholders
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Core Technical Areas

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• Embodied AI / Physical AI
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• Robot learning and imitation learning
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• Robotics control systems / learning-based control
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• Foundation models for Physical AI / robotics
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• World models / world modeling
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• Medical and surgical robotics
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Required Qualifications

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• Strong technical foundation in AI/ML and robotics, with experience relevant to embodied or physical AI
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• Experience developing, researching, evaluating, or overseeing advanced technical R&D
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• Experience with budgeting and program management
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• Master’s in Engineering OR PhD/MD in health or biological sciences
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• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a Public Trust
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• Ability to travel up to 25%
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Preferred

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• Additional expertise in healthcare, medical, biological, or surgical applications
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