Research Engineer - Generative Humanoid Motion Generation

Flexion Robotics seeks a senior Research Engineer in Zürich to build and deploy advanced multimodal generative models for humanoid robot motion. Candidates must have a strong research background and hands-on expertise in deep learning architectures.

The position centers on advancing whole-body motion synthesis and vision-conditioned generative techniques. The primary objective involves creating and implementing cutting-edge multimodal models to drive robot trajectory planning within a fast-paced robotics environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced multimodal generative models to produce robot trajectories.
• Integrate learning-based trajectory synthesis into operational robotic systems.
• Lead project initiatives and make independent technical decisions.

Requirements

• Proven expertise in developing and training generative architectures like diffusion networks, flow matching, or masked Transformers.
• PhD or Master’s degree in generative modeling, human motion synthesis, or learning-based robot trajectory generation, supported by relevant project work.
• Demonstrated research excellence with publications at premier computer vision, graphics, or robotics venues (e.g., ICCV, ECCV, CVPR, SIGGRAPH, CORL, RSS).
• Proficient in Python and PyTorch, with practical experience in training and fine-tuning diffusion, flow matching, and masked Transformer models.
• Background in deploying learning-based trajectory generation for robotic platforms.
• Familiarity with modern GPU simulations like Omniverse or Genesis.
• Solid understanding of contemporary machine learning architectures.

Nice to have

• Experience with multi-modal generative models.
• Experience with image or video-based action prediction from ego-centric views.
• Experience with ego-centric world models for human avatars or humanoid robots.
• Experience with finetuning foundation models, e.g., Gr00t or SmolVLA, to produce whole-body actions or kinematics motions.

What the company offers

• Competitive salary package.
• Join one of Europe's most ambitious robotics companies.
• Collaborative team environment with a bias for action.

About the company

Founded by top experts in robot reinforcement learning from Nvidia and ETH Zürich, Flexion Robotics is developing the intelligence layer for next-generation humanoid robots. Backed by leading international venture capital firms, the company aims to accelerate the shift from fragile prototypes to real-world humanoid deployment in a dynamic, fast-moving setting.

• Building the intelligence layer for next-generation humanoids.
• Mission to transition from prototypes to real-world deployment.
• Founded by leading scientists in robot reinforcement learning.
• Backed by leading international VC firms.
• Dynamic and fast-moving environment.