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title: 'Research Scientist - Physical AI & Robot Foundation Models at LG AI Research'
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# Research Scientist - Physical AI & Robot Foundation Models at LG AI Research

- **Company:** LG AI Research
- **Location:** Gangseo-Gu Seoul South, South Korea
- **Posted:** 2026-06-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://www.lgresearch.ai/careers?gh_jid=4708924005

## Job description

팀 소개

Physical Intelligence Lab은 혁신적인 Robot Foundation Model(RFM)을 직접 연구·개발하며, 글로벌 최고 수준의 Physical AI 기술을 만들어가고 있습니다.

로봇이 시각 정보를 이해하고 언어 지시를 해석해 실제 환경에서 적절한 행동을 수행할 수 있도록 하는 차세대 로봇 지능 모델을 함께 만들어갈 분을 찾습니다.

이를 위해 대규모 로봇 학습 데이터 구축, 시뮬레이션 기반 학습 및 검증, 실제 로봇 환경에서의 성능 평가를 수행하며, 다양한 작업 조건과 환경 변화에 강건하게 대응할 수 있는 범용 로봇 지능의 일반화 성능 향상 연구를 수행하게 됩니다.

수행 업무

- 신규 RFM 모델 아키텍처 및 학습 방법론 개발

- RFM 사전학습·사후학습(SFT, RL) 성능 개선

- 로봇 학습 데이터(Real/Sim/Web) 수집·구성 및 data mixing 전략 연구를 통한 generalization 향상

- VLA / World Model 등 최신 연구 동향 분석 및 내부 RFM 통합·개선

- 연구/개발 성과의 제품·서비스 적용

지원자격

- 필수사항
- 컴퓨터 비전·머신러닝·로보틱스 등 유관 분야 석사 학위 및 관련 경력 3년 이상, 또는 박사 학위 보유자 (졸업 예정자 포함)
- RFM(VLA, World Model 등) 또는 로봇 학습(Imitation Learning, Reinforcement Learning 등) 관련 연구/개발 경험 보유
- PyTorch 등 딥러닝 프레임워크를 활용한 모델 구현 및 학습 역량 보유
- 우대사항
- 대규모 데이터셋 구축 및 데이터 전략 수립 경험 보유
- 시뮬레이션 환경(Isaac Sim, MuJoCo 등) 또는 실제 로봇 플랫폼 활용 경험
- 멀티모달 파운데이션 모델 사전학습/사후학습 경험
- Top-tier 학회(CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CoRL, RSS 등) 논문 게재 실적
- 대규모 분산 학습 인프라 활용 경험

전형절차

- 서류심사 → 코딩테스트 & LG Way Fit Test(인성검사) → 기술 인터뷰(대면) →Culture Fit 인터뷰(대면) 최종 합격
- 전형 절차는 변경될 수 있습니다. 서류 합격 시 전형 절차에 대해 별도로 안내 해 드립니다.

현재 LG AI연구원은 병역지정업체가 아님으로, 전문연구요원 채용 및 전직이 불가함을 알려드립니다.

지원시 문제가 있을 경우 careers@lgresearch.ai 로 문의 부탁드립니다.

## About LG AI Research

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: LG AI Research is the corporate AI research lab of the LG Group, dedicated to solving complex real-world problems across LG’s diverse businesses through cutting-edge AI research in vision, language, data intelligence, and materials science.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Subsidiary of LG Group, a publicly traded conglomerate; LG Corp ticker: 003550 on KOSPI)
- **Headquarters**: Seoul, South Korea (multiple offices: Yeouido LG Twin Tower, Magok LG Science Park, Magok D&O)
- **Founded**: December 2020
- **Founders**: Established by LG Group; Chief Scientist: Honglak Lee (also Professor at University of Michigan)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: AI Research & Development, Research Services
- Target customers: Primarily internal – LG Group affiliates (LG Electronics, LG Chem, LG Display, LG U+, etc.); also collaborates externally with academic institutions and publishes research.
- Mission or purpose statement: "Advancing AI for a better life" by solving the LG Group’s most challenging problems and conducting fundamental research for future breakthroughs.

## Products & Services
LG AI Research does not sell commercial products; it operates specialized research labs that deliver models, platforms, and intelligence capabilities to LG businesses and the broader AI community.

- **[EXAONE Lab]**: Large Language Model (LLM) research and development, including the EXAONE series of models.
- **[Vision Lab]**: Computer vision research for applications in manufacturing, quality inspection, autonomous systems, etc.
- **[Language Lab]**: Natural language processing, conversational AI, multilingual understanding.
- **[Data Intelligence Lab]**: Data-driven decision-making, predictive analytics, and business optimization.
- **[Materials Intelligence Lab]**: AI for new material discovery, chemistry, and energy research.
- **[Bio Intelligence Lab]**: AI applications in drug discovery, life sciences, and protein design.
- **[Advanced Agent Lab]**: Agentic AI, autonomous systems, and robotics evaluation & benchmarking.
- **[Physical Intelligence Lab]**: Embodied AI, robotics, and physical world interaction.
- **[Superintelligence Lab]**: Long-term fundamental research toward general intelligence.
- **[Platform & Infra Team]**: MLOps, LLM inference infrastructure, and internal AI platforms.
- **[AI Market Insights Team]**: Business intelligence and market analysis for AI strategy.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (wholly owned by LG Group)
- **Key Metric**: Total headcount of 255 employees (as of mid-2025), with +23.7% YoY growth
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: LG Group affiliates (LG Electronics, LG Chem, LG Display, LG U+, etc.); academic partners including University of Michigan, KAIST, Seoul National University, Yonsei University.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount growth of 23.7% YoY; expansion to global offices in Ann Arbor (USA), Poland, and Canada; active hiring across multiple research and engineering roles; hosting events like "LG AI Tech CONNECT" in New York; regular publications at top global conferences.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Real-world data & problems**: Unparalleled access to diverse, large-scale industrial data from LG’s electronics, chemical, telecom, battery, and life science businesses.
- **End-to-end impact**: Researchers see their work directly applied to actual business outcomes within LG affiliates.
- **Top-tier infrastructure**: State-of-the-art compute resources, extensive datasets, and latest equipment.
- **World-class talent**: Collaboration with leading academic institutions and a team of highly cited researchers.
- **Autonomous culture**: Culture 3.0 emphasizes researcher autonomy, flextime without core hours, self-approval PTO, and remote work options.

## Strategic Focus
- **Fundamental research**: Continued investment in foundational AI areas (LLMs, agentic AI, scientific foundation models, materials intelligence).
- **Global expansion**: Growing research presence in North America (Ann Arbor) and Europe.
- **Industry-specific AI**: Deepening AI capabilities for LG’s key sectors (chemicals, displays, batteries, new drugs).
- **Talent attraction**: Actively recruiting top AI researchers and engineers through internships, residencies/postdocs, and full-time positions.

## Why Work Here
- **Autonomous work environment**: Flextime with no core hours, self-approval for paid time off, remote work options, and commuter shuttle service.
- **Health & wellness**: Comprehensive medical expense coverage (self & family), annual physical exams, psychological counseling (6 sessions/year), health management allowance.
- **Personal growth**: Generous self-development budget, book allowance, latest work equipment (laptop, monitors), access to vast data and infrastructure.
- **Life support**: Welfare points, family event support, childcare expenses, admission gifts, resort/villa support, separate summer vacation days.
- **Culture**: "Culture 3.0" – a continuously evolving, researcher-centric culture with unlimited snack bars, subsidized meals, and a focus on work-life balance.
- **Global opportunities**: Offices in Seoul, Ann Arbor (USA), Poland, and Canada, with potential for international collaboration and relocation.

## Sources
1. [lgresearch.ai](https://www.lgresearch.ai/)
2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lgairesearch/)
3. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lgairesearch)
4. [careers.lgresearch.ai](https://careers.lgresearch.ai/c5a2b8bd-6129-4482-a68e-a7dc0d300676)

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