Applied Science - Research Engineer (Robotics)

Mistral AI is hiring an Applied Science - Research Engineer (Robotics) for a remote role open to applicants in France. Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

Level's read on this job

Builds AI ●●●● is how Level rates this role: the job is building AI systems.
The posting lists this role as remote.
Tools and skills the posting cites include PyTorch and Jax.
Level lists 219 other open roles at Mistral AI.
The role was posted in the last few days.

AI in this role

pytorchjax

About Mistral

Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector, co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms.

We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

About The Job

Mistral AI is seeking Applied Scientists and Research Engineers focused on robotics. You will design, train, and deploy SOTA robotics models (VLM, VLA models for navigation and manipulation) and apply them to diverse use cases. You'll work cross-functionally with internal and external science, engineering, and product teams to deliver high-impact AI solutions.

What you will do

Run pre-training, post-training and deploy state of the art models on large clusters.
Generate and curate datasets (image-text, video-text), and build evaluators/benchmarks for perception, navigation and manipulation tasks.
Develop the necessary tools and frameworks to facilitate data generation, model training, evaluation and deployment.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex use cases.
Manage research projects and communications with client research teams.

About you

Fluent in English with excellent communication skills.
Expert with PyTorch or JAX.
Experience with Vision Language Models (VLM), Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, perception, navigation and manipulation, simulation tools (e.g. Isaac SIM).
Clean, readable, high-performance Python code.
Doesn't need roadmaps. Ships.
Low-ego, collaborative and eager to learn.
Track record of success through personal projects, professional projects or academia.

Nice to have

PhD / Master in a relevant field (Robotics, Machine Learning).
Research experience in robotics navigation, perception, manipulation.
Contributions to a large open-source or industry codebase.
Publications in top academic journals or conferences.
Enjoys improving existing code: typing, tests, CI pipelines.

What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location-specific perks.

For the most up-to-date details on benefits available in your location, please refer to our Benefits page.

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How we rate this

Applied Science - Research Engineer (Robotics) at Mistral AI rates 95 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

Applied Science - Research Engineer (Robotics) is an open job at Mistral AI.
Level rates this role AI Level 4 of 4: Builds AI.
The role is based in Paris and is marked remote.
The job was posted on October 19, 2026.
Applications are handled by Mistral AI. Apply on Mistral AI

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

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Questions you could be asked

What's a project where you used PyTorch hands-on?
Walk me through how you've used Jax in your day-to-day work.
How would you decide a model or AI system is ready to ship?
Tell me about a time a model underperformed in production. How did you find out, and what did you change?

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