Amazon.com Services LLC

Applied Science, subsidiaries

HumanRobotInteractionAppliedScientist

$184–249k New York, New York, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Human-Robot Interaction Applied Scientist at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Human-Robot Interaction, Conversational AI, Machine Learning, Robotics. Develop interactive systems. Achieve fluid robot behavior”

Industry & Context.

Applied Science, subsidiaries
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot interaction challenges

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

PhD or equivalent research experience, Master's degree and 6+ years experience, 3+ years industry or academic research, Publication record at major conferences, Experience designing user studies, Experience running user studies, Experience analyzing user studies, Experience programming in Python, Demonstrated track record leading projects, Experience mentoring junior scientists, Understanding of dialogue systems, Understanding of multimodal interaction, Understanding of social signal processing, Understanding of affective computing, Understanding of cognitive modeling, Experience applying machine learning, Experience with LLMs, Experience with multimodal models, Experience with reinforcement learning, Experience with imitation learning

Nice to Have

Impactful first-author publications, Deploying interaction systems on robots, Deploying interaction systems on embodied platforms, Experience with LLM-based agents, Experience with tool use, Experience with planning, Experience with grounding language, Experience with long-term memory, Experience with personalization, Experience with user modeling, Technical leadership, Cross-functional collaboration, Bridging research with engineering, Extensive Python programming, Extensive PyTorch programming, Extensive JAX programming, Integrating perception systems, Familiarity with safety considerations, Familiarity with privacy considerations, Familiarity with ethical considerations

What You'll Do.

Develop interactive systems

Achieve fluid robot behavior

Achieve engaging robot behavior

Achieve socially appropriate behavior

Design conversational systems

Implement conversational systems

Integrate perceptual sensor streams

Understand social context

Produce coherent interactions

Produce lifelike interactions

Develop memory systems

Develop personalization systems

Form lasting relationships

Learn user environments

Stay updated on advancements

Apply cutting-edge techniques

Lead technical projects

Mentor junior scientists

Mentor junior engineers

Bridge research initiatives

Implement practical engineering

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration

Process & Methodology

Technical project leadership

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