2027 Campus Recruiting Robotics Center Full-Time Position at XPENG (Santa Clara, CA)
XPENG· Santa Clara, CA·
Job description
About Robotics Center:
Technical Highlights
- Robotics Foundation Models - LLM/VLM co-design with in-house chips, efficient training and deployment.
- Manipulation – Data-driven end-to-end manipulation (e.g., VLA, World Models, World Action Models).
- Locomotion & Whole-Body Control – Human-like walking (e.g., RL Controller) and whole-body control.
Career Pathways
- Hiring across AI and Machine Learning (e.g., VLA, VLM, LLM, RL) and Motion Control roles.
Why work at XPENG
- Cutting-edge AI & Robotics: Work on the frontier of autonomous driving, humanoid robots (IRON), and eVTOL aircraft — rare multi-domain exposure.
- Global, diverse team: Employees across China, USA (Santa Clara, San Diego), and Europe (Munich) — strong cross-cultural collaboration. xpeng.com
- Strong engineering culture: Open roles in AI infrastructure, computer vision, machine learning (foundation models, perception, end-to-end), robotics (whole-body control, dexterous manipulation), and software engineering. Greenhouse
- Growth trajectory: Rapid scaling (126% delivery growth, new markets, robotaxi launch) — opportunity to make an outsized impact.
- Public company stability: Listed on NYSE and HKEX with significant institutional backing (Volkswagen, BlackRock).
- Perks & environment: Self-built smart factories (Industrial 4.0), strong ESG commitment (AAA rating), and a mission-driven culture focused on "exploring future mobility."
- Remote/Hybrid: Not explicitly stated, but roles are location-specific (Santa Clara, San Diego, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Munich) suggesting on-site/hybrid presence.