Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon Robotics - Vulcan
Core
Develop learned controllers and manipulation behaviors for robots performing contact-rich tasks in unstructured Amazon fulfillment centers.
Role type
Senior Applied Scientist (Robotics Motion Behaviors)
Builds
Robotic manipulation systems for Amazon fulfillment centers
Domain
Robotics, Machine Learning, Control Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Reinforcement learning, Behavior cloning, Motion planning, Control algorithms, Simulation-to-real transfer, Real-time system implementation, Risk estimation, Python, C++, Java
Preferred skills
Sim-to-real transfer at scale, Production deployment with reliability constraints, Reward function design, Top-tier robotics/ML publications
Technologies
Python, C++, Java, Reinforcement Learning frameworks, Simulation environments
Responsibilities
Drive development of learned controllers from prototyping to production deployment; Design and implement motion planning and control algorithms; Develop learning pipelines for simulation-to-real transfer; Predict manipulation outcomes under uncertainty; Build scalable real-time implementations; Analyze operational data to identify failure modes; Mentor junior scientists and engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities