Senior Robotics Applied Scientist — RL & Perception

Amazon; Factoria (WA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is advancing home robotics with state-of-the-art perception, manipulation, and sim2real transfer. As an Applied Scientist, you will push novel algorithms and lead efforts that bridge research and deployment in dynamic environments.

You will mentor scientists, collaborate with engineers, and design experiments to improve model performance from sim to real robots. Expect fast-evolving goals and high-ambition projects.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building ML models for business applications.
• PhD or Master's + 6+ years of applied research.
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and ML.
• Strong publication record at major Robotics/ML conferences.
• Experience programming in Python, C++, or related language.

Responsibilities

• Lead ML/robotics research initiatives and design experiments.
• Design architectures for robotic perception and manipulation.
• Mentor scientists and collaborate with engineering teams.
• Deploy models for real-world robotic applications.

Skills

Machine learning

Deep learning

Python

C++

Research leadership

Education

PhD

Master's degree + 6+ years applied research

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Git

Job description

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is advancing home robotics with state-of-the-art perception, manipulation, and sim2real transfer. As an Applied Scientist, you will push novel algorithms and lead efforts that bridge research and deployment in dynamic environments.

You will mentor scientists, collaborate with engineers, and design experiments to improve model performance from sim to real robots. Expect fast-evolving goals and high-ambition projects.