Amazon.com Services LLC

Machine Learning Science, Member of Technical Staff, fulfillment technology and robotics

MemberofTechnicalStaffHardwareScience,FrontierAI&Robotics(FAR)

$150–300k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Member of Technical Staff - Hardware Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR) at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Robotics, AI research, Foundation models, Robotic systems. Drive independent research initiatives. Build intelligent robotic systems”

What You'll Achieve.

Deploy innovations at Amazon scale; Turn breakthrough ideas into working systems; Ensure models perform robustly on physical platforms; Develop systems that scale to demands

Industry & Context.

Machine Learning Science, Member of Technical Staff, fulfillment technology and robotics
Problems you'll solve

First principles thinking; Complex technical challenges

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Master's degree and 4+ years experience, Experience programming languages C/C++, Python, Java or Perl, Experience with hardware design, Experience with low-level control, Experience with state estimation, Experience with system identification, Experience with complex electrical systems, Experience in patents or publications, Experience building machine learning models

Nice to Have

PhD, Expertise in full-stack robotics, Expertise in foundation models, Expertise in large-scale robotics system development, Extensive programming skills in Python, Extensive programming skills in PyTorch/JAX, History of impactful first-author publications, Hands-on experience bridging research with practical engineering implementation, Track record of successful production robotics deployments, Experience with large-scale distributed systems

What You'll Do.

Drive independent research initiatives

Build intelligent robotic systems

Conduct original research

Deploy innovations into production systems

Develop breakthrough foundation models

Design novel frameworks

Bridge research with hardware deployment

Balance technical exploration with hardware implementation

Collaborate with engineering teams

Ensure models perform robustly

Tackle ambitious problems

Lead full-stack robotics projects

Integrate actuator dynamics

Integrate sensor feedback

Integrate electromechanical constraints

Develop control algorithms

Optimize control algorithms

Develop sensing pipelines

Optimize sensing pipelines

Tune actuator performance

Integrate sensors robustly

Ensure seamless integration of learned models

Contribute to technical strategy

Shape approach to robotics challenges

Design innovative systems

Implement innovative algorithms

Solve complex technical challenges

Lead technical initiatives

Integrate solutions into physical platforms

Participate in technical discussions

Participate in design reviews

Rapidly prototype ideas

Transform theoretical insights into practical solutions

Perform reliably on hardware

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with mechanical teams; Collaborate with electrical teams; Collaborate with controls teams; Collaborate with hardware teams; Collaborate with software engineers; Collaborate with robotics engineers; Collaborate with lab teams; Work with team leaders

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