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Amazon

Applied Science Manager, Amazon Robotics

$184K–$249K

Arlington, VA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 30, 2026

Location
Arlington, VA
North Reading, MA
Experience
6+ years of applied research; 3+ years managing scientists or machine learning engineers. Alternatively, PhD in a listed quantitative field or equivalent, or Master's degree and 4+ years of industry or academic research experience.
Education
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.

About the job

Leads a team developing and deploying robotic manipulation technologies and automation solutions for Amazon fulfillment centers, setting science and engineering priorities and strategy.

What you'll do

  • Partner with business, science, engineering, and product teams to accelerate technology development and launch robotic automation solutions.
  • Define science and engineering strategy, product features, system architecture, and development best practices.
  • Build and develop the team, including hiring and creating career plans for scientists and engineers.

What they ask for

  • PhD in a listed quantitative field or equivalent, or a Master's degree and 4+ years of industry or academic research experience.
  • 6+ years of applied research experience and 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience.
  • Programming experience in Java, C++, Python or a related language; experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business applications.
  • Knowledge of software/hardware/network development practices and strong understanding of robotics, computer vision, and machine learning.

Nice to have

  • Experience building complex software systems involving deep learning, machine learning, and computer vision successfully delivered to customers.

Pay

183,800.00 - 248,700.00 USD annually (base salary); 183,800.00 - 248,700.00 USD annually (base salary)

Tools

Java, C++, Python, deep learning, machine learning, computer vision, 3D Geometry, deep neural networks

AI focus

Develops robotics and manipulation capabilities involving perception and grasp learning, machine learning models, generative AI, behavioral cloning, and diffusion policies.

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