Amazon Applied Science Manager Amazon Robotics 

United States, Massachusetts 

409130976

Key job responsibilities
As a manager of the team, you will be working with business partners, applied and research scientists, software development engineers, and product managers to accelerate technology development and and launch new automation solutions for robots across Amazon Robotics. You will have significant influence on our overall strategy by helping define science and engineering strategy, define product features, drive system architecture, and spearhead the best-practices that enable a quality product. You will learn a variety of technologies, development processes, and develop well-rounded skills such as leadership, and effective project management. You will also be responsible for building a strong development team and developing career plans for the scientists and engineers reporting to you.A day in the life
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan

- PhD in engineering, technology, computer science, machine learning, robotics, operations research, statistics, mathematics or equivalent quantitative field, or Master's degree and 4+ years of industry or academic research experience
- 6+ years of applied research experience
- 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application
- Experience hiring and growing top talent
- Strong understanding of robotics, computer vision and machine learning (Grasping, 3D Geometry, classical computer vision and deep neural networks)