Applied Scientist - Home Robotics Perception & RL Innovator

Amazon Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, seeks an Applied Scientist to advance robotics through perception, manipulation, sim2real transfer, RL and multi-task learning. You will lead experiments, design novel architectures, and bridge research to real-world deployment in home environments.

Join a team delivering robust, scalable robotics solutions, guiding fellow scientists and engineers while tackling open challenges across hardware and software integration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building models for business applications.
• Experience with neural deep learning methods.
• Strong publication record at major robotics/CV conferences.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical initiatives in robotics foundation models, RL and manipulation.
• Design novel deep learning architectures for robot understanding and action.
• Mentor scientists while contributing hands-on to solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers to scale models for real-world use.
• Communicate complex work to non-technical audiences.
• Work autonomously, handle ambiguity and evolving goals.

Skills

Python

C++

Java

Deep learning

Publications

Research leadership

Robotics

Education

PhD

Master's + 3+ years applied research

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Reinforcement learning

Job description

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, seeks an Applied Scientist to advance robotics through perception, manipulation, sim2real transfer, RL and multi-task learning. You will lead experiments, design novel architectures, and bridge research to real-world deployment in home environments.

Join a team delivering robust, scalable robotics solutions, guiding fellow scientists and engineers while tackling open challenges across hardware and software integration.