Applied Scientist: Robotics Foundation Models

Amazon Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Robotics is seeking an exceptional Applied Scientist to join our Foundation Models and Agentic AI team. You will shape the future of robotics by applying large vision-language-action models, reasoning, task planning, and reinforcement learning.

You will work with a smart, collaborative team solving real-world robotics challenges, applying cutting-edge AI to improve automation and human-robot collaboration.

Qualifications

• PhD in CS/ML or related fields and ongoing or completed publications.

Responsibilities

• Model Development and Training: design and implement model architectures and train foundation models.

Skills

PhD in CS/ML/engineering

Publications in top conferences/journ

Experience in ML model development

Experience with robotics and AI

Team collaboration

Education

PhD (computer science / ML / engineering)

Master's degree

Tools

Java

C++

Python

ML frameworks

Job description

Amazon Robotics is seeking an exceptional Applied Scientist to join our Foundation Models and Agentic AI team. You will shape the future of robotics by applying large vision-language-action models, reasoning, task planning, and reinforcement learning.

You will work with a smart, collaborative team solving real-world robotics challenges, applying cutting-edge AI to improve automation and human-robot collaboration.