Amazon · 1 month ago
Sr. Applied Scientist, Amazon Industrial Robotics
North Reading, Massachusetts, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $260K/yr
6+ years expAmazon is seeking exceptional talent for its Industrial Robotics team to develop advanced robotics systems that will transform automation. The Sr. Applied Scientist will work on innovative applications of deep learning and control strategies, contributing to the design and functionality of robotic hands that can operate safely alongside humans.
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Responsibilities
Combine mechanical principles and control with learn capacity during the robotic hand design process
Lead to the identification of underlying dexterity patterns to develop control strategies for X-fingered robotic hands
You will reason about the envisioned hand morphology by asking engineering questions and looking for answers in biology
You will test and implement MPC and RL based policies, but will also explore further learning capacities to increase versatility and reliability
You will be the architect of a high-quality robotic hand team, leading technical choices around HW, SW and control
Define counter-metrics and dashboards to support continuous integration and TDD
Push parallel paths for technologies and morphologies to boost development
Define testing manifolds and methodologies on both, digital and physical twins, to validate performance across multiple morphologies and benchmarks
Research: Stay current with latest developments in dexterous hands and manipulation, assist in literature reviews and research documentation, prepare technical reports and presentations, and contribute to research discussions and brainstorming sessions
Collaboration: Work closely with senior scientists, engineers, and leaders across multiple teams, participate in knowledge sharing, support integration efforts with robotics hardware teams, and help document best practices and methodologies
Qualification
Required
PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
Experience in applied research
Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization
Experience in control, learning, mechanics, software and hardware
6+ years of experience in robotic hand development and dexterous manipulation
Experience in finger actuation, under-actuation, active and passive compliance
Experience in tactile sensing
Background in real-time control, torque and impedance control, and contact-rich manipulation
Background in grasp planning
Experience in physics engines - Mujoco, Drake, Isaac Sim or similar
Experience in ROS/ROS2
Preferred
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience with at least one of the following: Matlab, R, Python, Stata
Experience in MPC, RL and genetic algorithms
Experience in tendon-driven, electrical and series elastic actuators
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
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Funding
Current Stage
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$8.11BKey Investors
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2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
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