Applied Scientist II: Robotic Perception & Vision

Amazon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Applied Scientist in Robot Perception to develop state-of-the-art perception algorithms for autonomous robots operating with humans in real-world environments. You will bridge deep learning, computer vision, and robotics, collaborating with ML researchers and robotics engineers to push the boundaries of perception, dexterous manipulation, and human-robot interaction at scale.

Join a world-class team at AWS/Prime robotics efforts, contributing to publications, patents, and

Qualifications

• PhD in engineering, technology, computer science, machine learning, robotics, operations research, statistics, mathematics or equivalent quantitative field.
• 2+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience.
• Experience with Java, C++, or other programming languages.
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning.
• Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.
• Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark.
• PhD in Robotics, with a focus on Robot Perception.
• Experience leading research initiatives in full-stack robotics or foundation models.
• Track record of successful production robotics deployments.
• History of technical leadership and team mentorship.
• Experience bridging research with practical engineering implementation in robotics systems.
• Extensive programming skills in Python and PyTorch/JAX.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy perception algorithms for robotics systems, including object detection, segmentation, tracking, depth estimation, and scene understanding
• Lead research initiatives in computer vision, sensor fusion and 3D perception
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including robotics engineers, software engineers, and product managers to define and deliver perception capabilities
• Drive end-to-end ownership of ML models — from data collection and labeling strategy to training, evaluation, and deployment
• Mentor junior scientists and engineers; contribute to a culture of technical excellence
• Define and track key metrics to measure perception system performance in real-world environments
• Publish research findings in top-tier venues (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ICRA, NeurIPS, etc.) and contribute to patents
• A day in the life items reproduced from ad include training ML models, driving technical discussions, brainstorming, mentoring, and hands-on contribution

Skills

Python

PyTorch

JAX

Deep Learning

Computer Vision

Mentorship

Education

PhD in Robotics

PhD in related field

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Java

C++

Job description

Amazon is seeking an Applied Scientist in Robot Perception to develop state-of-the-art perception algorithms for autonomous robots operating with humans in real-world environments. You will bridge deep learning, computer vision, and robotics, collaborating with ML researchers and robotics engineers to push the boundaries of perception, dexterous manipulation, and human-robot interaction at scale.

Join a world-class team at AWS/Prime robotics efforts, contributing to publications, patents, and