Robotics Foundation Models Lead

Amazon; Reading (MA); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

Mental health support

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Applied Science Manager in the Foundation Model team to lead a group that develops and enhances machine learning systems for robotic perception, reasoning, and real-world action. You will define the technical direction, evaluate models, and adapt them to meet safety and performance goals while collaborating with research, controls, hardware, and product teams.

You will drive a roadmap for capabilities, sponsor innovation, and ensure downstream deployability across robot

Qualifications

• 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience.
• Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to build and improve ML systems for robot perception, reasoning and action.
• Set technical direction for state-of-the-art models and ensure robustness and safety.

Skills

ML management

ML/NLP/IR/Analytics

Job description

Amazon is seeking an Applied Science Manager in the Foundation Model team to lead a group that develops and enhances machine learning systems for robotic perception, reasoning, and real-world action. You will define the technical direction, evaluate models, and adapt them to meet safety and performance goals while collaborating with research, controls, hardware, and product teams.

You will drive a roadmap for capabilities, sponsor innovation, and ensure downstream deployability across robot