Applied Scientist, Robotics & Foundation Models

Amazon Inc.; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Amazon Robotics is seeking an Applied Scientist to advance foundation models and agentic AI for robotic systems. You will develop architectures, train models, and validate them across simulators and real hardware, collaborating with hardware teams to integrate software and robotics capabilities.

The role emphasizes research-to-implementation, publications, and cross-functional collaboration to push the frontier of robotics and intelligent automation.

Qualifications

• PhD in computer science, ML, engineering, or related field.
• Publications in top-tier conferences or journals.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python.

Responsibilities

• Model Development and Training: design and implement model architectures and fine-tune foundation models.
• Data Management: process and prepare training data with governance and pipelines.
• Experimentation and Validation: run experiments on simulator and embodiment; iterate improvements.
• Code Development: write clean, maintainable code; contribute to training infra and APIs.
• Research: stay current with foundation models and robotics developments; document findings.
• Collaboration: work with senior scientists and engineers; document best practices.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

Research

Education

PhD in Computer Science

Job description

Amazon Robotics is seeking an Applied Scientist to advance foundation models and agentic AI for robotic systems. You will develop architectures, train models, and validate them across simulators and real hardware, collaborating with hardware teams to integrate software and robotics capabilities.

The role emphasizes research-to-implementation, publications, and cross-functional collaboration to push the frontier of robotics and intelligent automation.