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Waabi

Research Engineer, World Models

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$155K - $269K/yr

Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech. ... As a Research Engineer in the World Models team, you will develop algorithms and productionize the ...

Waabi

Research Engineer, World Models

$155K - $269K/yr

Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech. ... As a Research Engineer in the World Models team, you will develop algorithms and productionize the ...

Waabi

Research Engineer, World Models

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$155K - $269K/yr

Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech. ... As a Research Engineer in the World Models team, you will develop algorithms and productionize the ...

The Pennsylvania State University

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location.For additional ... POSITION SPECIFICS We are seeking an experienced Research and Development Engineer to manage ...

Waabi

Research Engineer, World Models

Pittsburgh, PA · On-site +1

$155K - $269K/yr

Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech. ... As a Research Engineer in the World Models team, you will develop algorithms and productionize the ...

Real-Time Innovations

Principal Research Engineer

OR · On-site +1

Remote working + Home Office Stipend to cover the costs of working from home. * Flexible Paid Time ... Automotive, and Robotics. Connext is the only real-time data streaming platform that can both ...

Bugcrowd

Cleared Vulnerability Research Engineer

$154K - $193K/yr

Conduct expert reverse engineering of binaries (x86-64, ARM64, etc.) using industry-standard tools ... Environment - remote, work-from-home with travel to customer location in Alabama to perform work in ...

Waabi

Research Engineer, Neural Rendering

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$134K - $235K/yr

Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech. ... To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai As a Research Engineer in Neural Rendering, you will create the ...

Real-Time Innovations

Principal Research Engineer

Remote working + Home Office Stipend to cover the costs of working from home. * Flexible Paid Time ... Automotive, and Robotics. Connext is the only real-time data streaming platform that can both ...

Waabi

Research Engineer, Neural Rendering

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$134K - $235K/yr

Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech. ... To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai As a Research Engineer in Neural Rendering, you will create the ...

Waabi

Research Engineer, Neural Rendering

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$134K - $235K/yr

Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech. ... To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai As a Research Engineer in Neural Rendering, you will create the ...

DTEX Systems Inc

Threat Intel Research Engineer

$140K - $180K/yr

DTEX is seeking a highly skilled and mission-driven Threat Intel Research Engineer to join our ... Flexibility - Work in a hybrid or remote environment that balances collaboration with autonomy.

The Pennsylvania State University

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location.For additional ... Lead major research thrusts, serve as principal investigator, and/or oversee integrated engineering ...

Waabi

Research Engineer, Neural Rendering

$134K - $235K/yr

Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech. ... To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai As a Research Engineer in Neural Rendering, you will create the ...

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How much do remote automotive research engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 17, 2026, the average yearly pay for remote automotive research engineer in the United States is $106,012.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $104,000.00 and $104,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Remote Automotive Research Engineer vs Remote Automotive Design Engineer?

AspectRemote Automotive Research EngineerRemote Automotive Design Engineer
Required CredentialsBachelor's or Master's in Mechanical, Electrical, or Automotive Engineering; relevant certificationsBachelor's or Master's in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering; CAD certifications
Work EnvironmentResearch labs, R&D departments, testing facilities (remote collaboration)Design studios, CAD software environments (remote design work)
Employer & Industry UsageAutomotive manufacturers, R&D firms, tech companiesAutomotive manufacturers, design consultancies, OEMs
Common Search & ComparisonYesYes

The Remote Automotive Research Engineer focuses on developing new technologies, testing, and analyzing automotive systems remotely. In contrast, the Remote Automotive Design Engineer primarily works on creating vehicle designs and CAD models remotely. Both roles require engineering backgrounds and often overlap in industry usage, but their core responsibilities differ—research versus design.

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Infographic showing various Remote Automotive Research Engineer job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 87% Full Time, 10% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 86% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 10% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $106,012 per year, or $51 per hour.

Research Engineer, World Models

Waabi

San Francisco, CA • On-site, Remote

$155K - $269K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago

Job description

Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.

With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai

Waabi’s autonomous-driving stack is powered by Waabi World, which delivers realistic, scalable, controllable, and efficient simulation. As a Research Engineer in the World Models team, you will develop algorithms and productionize the next generation of World Models that can reason about complex, dynamic 4D environments.
This role focuses on large-scale world models for temporal reasoning and generation, including video models, multimodal generative models, LLM/VLM/VLA models, and predictive models of traffic participants and scenes. Your work will directly power Waabi World’s ability to model future evolution, synthesize realistic safety-critical scenarios, and provide rich generative priors for downstream planning, testing, and training.

You will…

- Design, implement, and scale state-of-the-art generative and predictive world-modeling systems:

  • Video generation and prediction

  • Latent diffusion / autoregressive / flow-matching models

  • multimodal foundation models for driving scenes

  • LLM / VLM / VLA methods for scene understanding, reasoning, and control

  • Generative scenario modeling and controllable simulation

  • Model distillation

- Collaborate closely with Research Scientists to translate cutting-edge model prototypes into robust, large-scale, distributed training and inference pipelines.

- Optimize model training and inference for efficiency, speed, and reliability on large-scale datasets.

- Build large scale data pipelines to build high quality datasets for training

- Ensure the quality, stability, and maintainability of the world model codebase and infrastructure.

- Stay on top of emerging advances in generative AI, distributed systems, and efficient model deployment in robotics.

Qualifications:

- Strong software engineering and implementation: You have very strong Python & PyTorch (or JAX) skills; strong software-engineering fundamentals, and extensive experience with distributed training and large-scale model deployment.

- Demonstrated technical impact: You have a Master's degree in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience in model development and scaling.

- Expert domain knowledge: You have built and deployed generative or predictive models of the physical world, focusing on scale, efficiency, and robustness for real-world applications.

- Team player: You have worked in a close-knit team of researchers and engineers and have strong communication to deliver successful projects in a fast-paced environment. 

Bonus:

- Experience with infrastructure and tooling for large-scale ML training (e.g., cloud platforms, Kubeflow, Ray).

- Experience with efficient model serving and deployment (e.g., ONNX, TensorRT).

- Publications or research at top ML/CV/Robotics conference (e.g., CVPR, ECCV, NeurIPS)

The US yearly salary range for this role is: $155,000 - $269,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi US Inc.’s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations.  Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.
 

Perks/Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and equity awards.
- Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
- Unlimited Vacation.
- Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
- Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).
- Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually.
- As we grow, this list continues to evolve! 

Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!

Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.