Amazon Applied Scientist Amazon Robotics 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

526657367

Key job responsibilities
• Research, design, implement and evaluate complex motion planning, controls, and decision making algorithms integrating across multiple disciplines.
• Create experiments and prototype implementations of control algorithms, planners, and optimization techniques.
• Work closely with software engineering team members to drive scalable, real-time implementations.
• Collaborate with machine learning, perception and software experts to implement and deploy intelligent motion planning, manipulation, and control algorithms.
• Collaborate closely with hardware engineering team members on developing systems from prototyping to production level.
• Represent Amazon in academia community through publications and scientific presentations.
• Work with stakeholders across hardware, science, and operations teams to iterate on systems design and implementation.
• Balance scientific innovation with a drive to create a robust, reliable, and pragmatic product that works at the scale of Amazon.A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: 1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage 2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options 3. Paid Time Off (PTO) 4. 401(k) Plan

- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of science, technology, engineering or related field experience
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Relevant industry or academic research experience in developing algorithms for robotic motion planning, perception, decision making, control and developing robotic systems.

- Experience in professional software development