Open Call – Research Engineer / Scientist

About this role

1X is seeking research engineers and scientists to advance humanoid robot capabilities toward human-level performance. You'll bring your own ambitious technical ideas and translate them from concept through prototypes to production-ready systems for NEO, their flagship home robot.

What you'll do

• Develop and validate technologies that advance humanoid performance in sensing, actuation, control, AI, or related fields
• Design and conduct rigorous experiments to demonstrate measurable improvements and benchmark progress
• Transform novel research concepts into working prototypes and systems ready for real-world evaluation
• Identify and solve fundamental technical bottlenecks limiting current robotic capabilities
• Bridge research breakthroughs with practical manufacturing and product constraints

What they're looking for

• Deep expertise in robotics, AI, controls, sensing, or actuation
• Experience building and validating physical systems
• Cross-disciplinary reasoning across adjacent technical fields
• Independent ideation and execution of ambitious technical projects
• Rigorous experimentation and evidence-based problem solving
• Comfort with ambiguous environments and minimal structure
• Technical depth in materials science, biomechanics, or manufacturing (preferred)