Senior Robotics & AI Motion Control Scientist

Amazon Science; New York (NY); On-site; USD 184,000 - 249,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Science seeks a Robotics/AI Motor Control Scientist to develop cutting-edge ML algorithms for motor control in robots. You will design intelligent control strategies enabling whole-body robot tasks with safe, reliable interactions in real environments.

Work with multidisciplinary teams to integrate control systems with hardware, simulate and validate approaches, and lead projects end-to-end. PhD or Master’s with research experience and a strong publication record are essential, along with

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s with 6+ years in applied robotics/AI research.
• 3+ years industry or academic research experience.
• Experience in Java, C++, Python, or related languages.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and deliverables.
• Mentoring or managing junior engineers and researchers.
• Strong publication record at major robotics/ML/AI conferences.

Responsibilities

• Develop controllers using RL, imitation learning, or other AI methods.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate motor control with hardware.
• Use simulation and real-world tests to validate algorithms.
• Stay current with robotics, AI, and control-system advances.
• Lead projects from concept to production deployment.
• Mentor junior scientists and engineers; bridge research and implementation.

Skills

Reinforcement learning

Imitation learning

Python

C++

Publications

Mentoring

Kinematics

Motion planning

Simulation

Education

PhD

Master's degree

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

Isaac Gym

MuJoCo

Job description

Amazon Science seeks a Robotics/AI Motor Control Scientist to develop cutting-edge ML algorithms for motor control in robots. You will design intelligent control strategies enabling whole-body robot tasks with safe, reliable interactions in real environments.

Work with multidisciplinary teams to integrate control systems with hardware, simulate and validate approaches, and lead projects end-to-end. PhD or Master’s with research experience and a strong publication record are essential, along with