Amazon
Applied Science Manager
$184K–$249K
North Reading, MA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience
About the job
Build and lead a team developing and improving machine learning systems that enable robots to perceive, reason, and act in real-world environments.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction for evaluating, adapting, and optimizing models to meet robustness, safety, and performance needs.
- Drive the robot capability roadmap and evaluation strategy, sponsoring innovation where capability gaps remain.
- Collaborate with research, controls, hardware, and product teams so downstream teams can customize and deploy systems on specific robot embodiments.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience
- Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics
Nice to have
- Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application
- Experience building complex software systems, especially involving deep learning, machine learning and computer vision, that have been successfully delivered to customers
Pay
USD 183,800.00 - 248,700.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
ML, NLP, Information Retrieval, Analytics, deep learning, machine learning, computer vision
AI focus
Develop robotics foundation models and machine learning systems, including adapting models for robotic perception, reasoning, and action; evaluate capabilities and improve generalization, reliability, and safe performance.
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