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Amazon · 5 months ago

Applied Scientist, Prime Air

positionSeattle, Washington, USA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$136K/yr - $223K/yr
date4+ years exp

Amazon is a leading global company focused on innovation and customer satisfaction. They are seeking an Applied Scientist to develop simulation tools and algorithms for managing autonomous delivery drones in complex airspace. The role involves driving innovation and solving real-world delivery challenges at scale.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
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Responsibilities

Building simulation tools and algorithms for orchestration of a fleet of autonomous delivery drones
Managing a large number of concurrent autonomous drone flights that share airspace with other autonomous or manned aircraft
Contribute to a portfolio of simulation tools managing concurrent airspace traffic for aviation systems
Solving real-world problems that haven’t been solved at scale

Qualification

PhDMaster's degreeJavaC++PythonAlgorithms implementationSoftware developmentDiscrete event simulationAir traffic flow managementRouting algorithmsPatentsPublications

Required

PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of science, technology, engineering or related field experience
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code

Preferred

Experience in professional software development
Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
Experience or strong interest in (a) building discrete event simulation tools from first principles (b) air traffic flow management (c) routing algorithms

Benefits

Equity
Sign-on payments
Medical
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Other benefits

Company

Amazon

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Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
dateFounded in 1994
location
Seattle, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://amazon.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$8.11B
Key Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO

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Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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