AI-Driven Robotic Motion Control Scientist

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, seeks a Robotics/AI Motor Control Scientist to develop cutting-edge ML algorithms for motor control in robots. You will create intelligent strategies for natural, robust locomotion and whole-body tasks, collaborating across teams to ensure safe, efficient real-world operation.

You will lead projects from conception to deployment, mentor juniors, and bridge research with engineering practice, advancing robotics with expressive, capable systems.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree with 4+ years in CS/CE/ML or related field.
• Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed venues.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language.
• Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, HPC.

Responsibilities

• Develop controllers using RL, imitation learning, or other AI techniques for natural, robust motor behaviors.
• Integrate motor control with robotic hardware, considering actuator dynamics and energy efficiency.
• Use simulation and real-world testing to refine and validate control algorithms.
• Stay updated on robotics, AI, and control systems to apply advanced techniques to motion challenges.
• Lead technical projects from conception through production deployment.
• Mentor junior scientists and engineers.
• Bridge research initiatives with practical engineering implementations.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

Algorithms & data structures

Numerical optimization

Data mining

Parallel & distributed computing

High-performance computing

Education

PhD in CS, CE, ML or related field

Master’s degree in CS/CE/ML with 4+ years experience

Tools

Unix/Linux

Job description

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, seeks a Robotics/AI Motor Control Scientist to develop cutting-edge ML algorithms for motor control in robots. You will create intelligent strategies for natural, robust locomotion and whole-body tasks, collaborating across teams to ensure safe, efficient real-world operation.

You will lead projects from conception to deployment, mentor juniors, and bridge research with engineering practice, advancing robotics with expressive, capable systems.