Senior Applied Scientist, Foundation Model

The Robot Age; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Robotics is hiring a senior applied scientist to work on foundation models for advanced robotics systems. The role focuses on multimodal learning, demonstration learning, perception, manipulation, locomotion, and human-robot interaction, with a practical deployment target in warehouse automation.

You will connect research prototypes with hardware and production teams, bridging theory and deployment to turn generalization research into robust systems that operate under real-world

Qualifications

• Senior applied-science depth in robotics, machine learning, or related fields.
• Research experience with foundation models, deep learning, or embodied AI.
• Ability to bridge theoretical advances and practical robotics deployment.

Responsibilities

• Develop robotics foundation-model methods for manipulation, locomotion, and HRI.
• Explore multimodal learning across visual, tactile, and language signals.
• Use demonstration learning to accelerate robotic skill acquisition.
• Connect research prototypes with robotics hardware and production teams.

Skills

Robotics ML

Foundation models

Multimodal learning

Demonstration learning

HRI

Job description

What the role actually is

Amazon Robotics is hiring a senior applied scientist to work on foundation models for advanced robotics systems. The listing points to multimodal learning, demonstration learning, perception, manipulation, locomotion, and human-robot interaction.

This is a research role with a practical deployment target: reusable robotics capabilities that can generalize across warehouse automation tasks at Amazon scale.

What you would work on

• Develop robotics foundation-model methods for manipulation, locomotion, and HRI
• Explore multimodal learning across visual, tactile, and language signals
• Use demonstration learning to accelerate robotic skill acquisition
• Connect research prototypes with robotics hardware and production teams

What they are asking for

• Senior applied-science depth in robotics, machine learning, or related fields
• Research experience with foundation models, deep learning, or embodied AI
• Ability to bridge theoretical advances and practical robotics deployment
• Strong collaboration with engineers, scientists, and robotics hardware teams

Why this one is worth a look

Foundation-model work in robotics is still early, but Amazon's scale makes the deployment question concrete. The role is worth tracking because it is about turning generalization research into systems that have to survive real operational constraints.