Research Engineer (m/f/d)

Research Engineer, Manipulation Data & Teleoperation — Zurich This role owns the data generation layer of Sereact's VLA stack: teleoperation systems and data collection infrastructure that feed Cortex, built from our Zurich research hub. About Sereact Sereact is a Series B embodied-AI company. Cortex, our VLA model, is deployed in live warehouse robotic cells across the EU and US. Zurich is our newest research hub, focused on the manipulation and control problems that sit underneath Cortex. The role This is a Research Engineer position. It is scoped to the data generation layer of the VLA stack: teleoperation hardware and software, retargeting pipelines that map human demonstrations onto robot hands, and the data collection infrastructure that feeds Cortex. It requires building the systems that produce the data those models train on, and working closely with the training team on what that data needs to look like. What you'll do Build and operate teleoperation systems for dexterous manipulation, including retargeting algorithms that map human hand and arm motion onto robot end-effectors Design and maintain scalable, UMI-style data collection hardware and software that other engineers at Sereact rely on Benchmark control and retargeting approaches using rigorous, human-factors-informed methodology Instrument and support the physical robots deployed in the Zurich hub, including day-to-day work on the control stack Work with the model-training team to define what data they need a