Senior Applied Scientist - Robotics Motion & Learning

Amazon; Reading (MA); On-site; USD 167,100 - 226,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Maternity and Parental Leave Options

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist for its Robotics team in Reading, Massachusetts. This role involves driving the development of learned controllers and manipulation behaviors while applying advanced techniques such as reinforcement learning in our fulfillment centers.

The ideal candidate will have a PhD or Master’s with extensive research experience and knowledge in robotics, programming, and machine learning.

Amazon offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including medical coverage and 401(k).

Qualifications

• PhD, or Master’s degree and 6+ years of applied research experience.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language.
• 4+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience.
• 3+ years of building and deploying machine learning models for robotics applications.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development of learned controllers and manipulation behaviors.
• Research, design, and implement motion planning, control, and decision‑making algorithms.
• Design and deploy learning pipelines from simulation training to execution.
• Develop models that predict manipulation outcomes.
• Own the development of scalable, real‑time implementations.

Skills

Programming in Java, C++, Python

Applied research experience

Robotics work cells experience

Machine learning models for robotics

Reinforcement learning policies

Education

PhD, or Master’s degree

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist for its Robotics team in Reading, Massachusetts. This role involves driving the development of learned controllers and manipulation behaviors while applying advanced techniques such as reinforcement learning in our fulfillment centers.

The ideal candidate will have a PhD or Master’s with extensive research experience and knowledge in robotics, programming, and machine learning.

Amazon offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including medical coverage and 401(k).