Amazon
2026 Applied Science Internship - United States, PhD Student Science Recruiting, Frontier AI & Robotics
$143K–$222K
Seattle, WA +1 · Internship · Posted Nov 17, 2025
- Location
- Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA - Education
- Enrolled in a PhD program.
About the job
Conduct applied research at the intersection of AI and robotics, developing algorithms for robotic perception, manipulation, and control.
What you'll do
- Develop scalable algorithms and modeling techniques for LLMs and generative AI in robotics.
- Research production-scale problems in robotic perception, manipulation, and control.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on robotics and AI research problems.
What they ask for
- Enrolled in a PhD program.
- Able to relocate to the internship location.
- Programming experience in Java, C++, Python, or a related language.
- Available for the full-time (40 hours per week), 12-week internship between May and September 2026.
Nice to have
- Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.
- Experience designing experiments and conducting statistical analysis.
Pay
USD 171,600.00 - 222,200.00 annually (base salary); USD 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
LLMs, Python, PyTorch, JAX, Java, C++
AI focus
Develop and apply LLMs, generative AI, and machine learning methods for robotics, including perception, manipulation, and control.
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