About this opportunity
The Robot Age lists this World Model Research Scientist - Physical AI opportunity in northern, Kentucky. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
What the role actually is
Kodiak is hiring a world model research scientist for physical AI in Mountain View. The role points at model-based understanding of driving scenes and autonomy behavior for a self-driving trucking platform.
World models matter because they can change how autonomous systems predict, plan, simulate, and evaluate what happens around them.
What you would work on
Research world-model approaches for autonomous driving and physical AI
Build experiments that connect perception, prediction, planning, and simulation
Evaluate model behavior against real-world autonomy needs
Collaborate with autonomy and product teams on how research informs the driving stack
What they are asking for
Research depth in machine learning, autonomy, robotics, or world models
Experience with large-scale model training, simulation, or embodied AI evaluation
Ability to turn research ideas into working autonomy experiments
Strong communication across research and engineering teams
Why this one is worth a look
Kodiak has a focused autonomous trucking domain rather than a generic robotics platform. That makes the world-model work more grounded: success depends on whether the research improves a vehicle that has to operate in high-stakes logistics environments.
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Who can apply
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