Senior Applied Scientist, Locomotion, Amazon Industrial Robotics jobs in United States
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Amazon · 8 hours ago

Senior Applied Scientist, Locomotion, Amazon Industrial Robotics

positionMiddlesex County, MA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$150K/yr - $260K/yr
date4+ years exp

Amazon Industrial Robotics is seeking exceptional talent to help develop the next generation of advanced robotics systems that will transform automation at Amazon's scale. The ideal candidate will contribute to research that bridges the gap between theoretical advancement and practical implementation in robotics, focusing on designing control algorithms for robot locomotion and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.

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Responsibilities

Lead design and implement control algorithms for robot locomotion
Develop behaviors that enable the robot to traverse diverse terrain
Develop methods that seamlessly integrate stability, locomotion, and manipulation tasks
Create dynamics models and simulations that enable sim2real transfer of algorithms
Collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams to co-design hardware and algorithms for loco-manipulation
Mentor junior engineer and scientists

Qualification

Robot dynamicsControl theoryModel-predictive controlReinforcement learningSimulation environmentsReal-time controllersJavaC++PythonRobotics frameworksCross-functional collaborationMentoring

Required

PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
Strong foundation in robot dynamics and control theory
Experience with model-predictive control and reinforcement learning for locomotion
Experience with simulation environments such as IsaacLab, Mujoco, Drake, etc
Experience with developing and deploying code for real-time controllers

Preferred

Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization
PhD in Robotics with a focus on locomotion
Experience with low-level joint torque/impedance control
Experience with robotics frameworks for fast prototyping (Matlab, ROS, etc.)

Benefits

Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or 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
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Seattle, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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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
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