Amazon Applied Science Manager Amazon Robotics 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

842734931

A day in the life
- Prioritize being a great people manager: motivating, rewarding, and coaching your diverse team is the most important part of this role. You will recruit and retain top talent and excel in people and performance management tasks.- Guide the research, design, deployment, and evaluation of complex motion planning and control algorithms for contact-rich, cluttered, real-world manipulation problems.- Implement best practices in applied research and software development, managing project timelines, resources, and deliverables effectively.1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan

- 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience
- 6+ years of applied research experience
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of industry or academic research experience
- 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
- Strong understanding of robotic manipulation, motion planning, control theory, and robotics.

- Experience hiring and growing top talent
- Experience leading and delivering complex interdisciplinary projects from concept to production