Amazon
Applied Scientist, Fauna
$172K–$223K
New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Jun 10, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years building models for business application; PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience.
- Education
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience.
About the job
Leads the development of evaluation frameworks, data collection protocols, and teleoperation workflows to measure and improve robotic capabilities.
What you'll do
- Design robot evaluation frameworks, task definitions, success criteria, and benchmarks.
- Develop data collection protocols and teleoperation workflows, and analyze results to identify performance gaps.
- Integrate evaluation tools and data pipelines; lead technical projects and mentor junior staff.
What they ask for
- Experience building models for business applications.
- PhD, or a Master's degree and 4+ years of experience in CS, CE, ML, or a related field.
- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.
- Programming experience in Java, C++, Python, or a related language, plus experience in a listed area such as algorithms and data structures or numerical optimization.
Nice to have
- Experience using Unix/Linux.
- Experience in professional software development.
Pay
USD 172,400.00 - 223,400.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, C++, Python, Unix/Linux
AI focus
Applies machine learning and human-in-the-loop methods to evaluate robot policies, collect datasets, and improve robotic behavior.
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