Company Description

Headquartered in Montreal, Detroit and Munich, Vention helps manufacturers automate their operations in record time with the only hardware and software AI-powered platform built for the factory floor. Our technology powers over 25,000 machines across 4,000 factories across 5 continents and we have the privilege to work with a significant proportion of Fortune 500 manufacturers, from space rockets, to electrical cars, to robotics.

At Vention, you’ll work alongside driven and talented people who care deeply about their craft and the impact they create. We’re a team of high achievers who grow through meaningful work, solving complex challenges, learning quick, and seeing the results of our efforts every day.

We move quickly and aim high, but we do it together with care, collaboration, and respect. Our culture celebrates diverse perspectives and supports your growth through intentional development, strong leadership, and opportunities to make a real difference.

What You’ll Do

- Advance Autonomous Manipulation Capabilities: Research, prototype, and deploy advanced robotics algorithms for manufacturing, focusing on learning-based approaches for dexterous manipulation, including Learning from Demonstration (LfD), Reinforcement Learning (RL), and Foundation Model training.
- Build AI Lifecycle Infrastructure: Design, implement, and maintain scalable infrastructure across the AI development pipeline, including data collection/teleoperation tools, high-fidelity simulation environments, logging frameworks, and visualization utilities.
- Apply Cutting-Edge Research: Stay current with state-of-the-art academic research in robotics and machine learning,



applying relevant breakthroughs directly to technical implementations and product features.
- Uphold Software Rigor: Follow and promote software engineering best practices across both rapid R&D; prototyping and production codebases to ensure high code quality, modularity, and maintainability.
- Collaborate Across Technical Domains: Partner closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams (hardware, mechanical, electrical, software) to address complex, system-level robotics challenges.
- Productize R&D; Breakthroughs: Work alongside product management and software teams to convert experimental algorithms into reliable, scalable, and customer-ready manufacturing features.

What You Bring to the Table

Core qualifications

- Advanced Foundation in Robotics/ML/RL: Master’s degree, PhD, or equivalent industry experience in Computer Science, Robotics, or Machine Learning, with deep expertise in Learning from Demonstration (LfD) or Reinforcement Learning.
- Hands-on Robotic Arm Experience: Direct experience deploying learned dexterous manipulation policies on physical robotic arms in real-world environments.
- Software skills: Ability to apply object-oriented programming concepts to build software systems, systematically debug complex issues, and get experimental R&D; pipelines working effectively.

Nice-to-Have (can be developed on the Job)

- Simulation Infrastructure:



Experience with modern robotics simulators (e.g. MuJoCo, Isaac Sim) and the collection of simulated data for robot training.

What We Offer

- Career pathing: Real opportunities to grow through personalized development plans, bi-annual employee reviews, and mentorship program
- Professional development: Continuous training in performance management, inclusive leadership, leadership operating model, team building, and giving/receiving feedback
- Gender diversity & inclusion: Pay equity reviews, inclusive policies, and a Women’s Employee Resource Group offering networking, mentorship, and quarterly learning sessions.
- Hybrid work: Enjoy flexibility with our hybrid model, allowing you to work from home on select days.
- Community engagement: Two paid volunteering days per year to give back to causes you care about.
- Team events: All year round employee events including annual kick-off, employee summit, quarterly happy hours, and department events.
- Comprehensive benefits: A complete group benefits plan for you and your family that start day one.
- Top-up and benefits for new parents: Additional financial support and resources to support employees during their transition to parenthood.

What to Expect in Your Interview

1. Initial Call
2. Meet the Team
3. Case or take-home interview
4. Decision & Offer

We’re committed to making every step of the process inclusive and accessible. If you require accommodations at any stage, please let us know, we’ll ensure you have what you need to succeed.

Vention’s culture

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📌 Senior Research Scientist (Montreal)
🏢 Vention
📍 Montreal