Applied Scientist II - Robotics & Reinforcement Learning

Amazon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 142,800 - 193,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a robotics engineer to develop advanced robotics systems integrating AI and cutting-edge control methods. You will work on whole-body control, utilizing state-of-the-art techniques to enhance automation solutions. The position requires a PhD or Master’s degree with 2+ years in applied research, focusing on behaviors for diverse terrains. Join Amazon to pioneer robotics and help shape the future of automation. Full benefits included.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree with 2+ years of applied research experience.
• Experience with imitation learning and reinforcement learning.
• Knowledge of hierarchical quadratic programming and model‑predictive control.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement whole‐body control methods.
• Utilize state-of-the-art methods in control.
• Create robust behaviors for various terrains.

Skills

Imitation learning

Reinforcement learning

Real-time controllers

Behavior creation for terrains

Sensor fusion

Mentoring

Education

PhD or Master’s degree

Tools

IsaacLab

Mujoco

Drake

Java

C++

Python

Matlab

ROS

Job description

Amazon is seeking a robotics engineer to develop advanced robotics systems integrating AI and cutting-edge control methods. You will work on whole-body control, utilizing state-of-the-art techniques to enhance automation solutions. The position requires a PhD or Master’s degree with 2+ years in applied research, focusing on behaviors for diverse terrains. Join Amazon to pioneer robotics and help shape the future of automation. Full benefits included.