Applied Science Manager, Robotics Foundation Models

Amazon Science; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Science in North Reading, MA is looking for an Applied Science Manager to lead the Foundation Model team. You will guide ML/robotics talent, shape strategies for robust perception and decision-making, and collaborate with research, controls, hardware, and product teams to deploy reusable capabilities across robot embodiments.

The role emphasizes bridging theory and practice, driving roadmap, and delivering scalable AI-driven robotic systems at scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience.
• Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team that develops and improves machine learning systems for robots.
• Set technical direction for open source and internal models and ensure robustness and safety.
• Collaborate with research, controls, hardware and product teams to deploy capabilities.
• Define capability roadmap and evaluation strategies for robot perception and action.

Skills

Management experience

ML/NLP knowledge

Analytics

Job description

Amazon Science in North Reading, MA is looking for an Applied Science Manager to lead the Foundation Model team. You will guide ML/robotics talent, shape strategies for robust perception and decision-making, and collaborate with research, controls, hardware, and product teams to deploy reusable capabilities across robot embodiments.

The role emphasizes bridging theory and practice, driving roadmap, and delivering scalable AI-driven robotic systems at scale.