Amazon
Applied Scientist, Fauna Robotics
$143K–$222K
Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Bellevue, WA - Experience
- 3+ years building models for business application; alternatively, a Master's degree and 3+ years of applied research experience.
- Education
- PhD, or Master's degree and 3+ years of applied research experience.
About the job
Develop and deploy robotics machine-learning models and algorithms for real-world robots, while leading research, experiments, and technical direction.
What you'll do
- Lead initiatives in robotics foundation models, reinforcement learning, and manipulation; design experiments and novel models or techniques.
- Train and deploy models in simulation and on robots, identify limitations, and collaborate with engineering teams to improve real-world performance.
- Mentor scientists, contribute hands-on technically, and communicate research and technical decisions to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of building models for business application experience.
- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals, and a strong publication record at major Robotics/CV conferences.
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language; experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning.
- PhD, or Master's degree and 3+ years of applied research experience.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience deploying Deep Learning models on robots.
- Experience developing Vision Language Action (VLA) models and/or Reinforcement learning for robot manipulation.
Pay
USD 171,600.00 - 222,200.00 annually (base salary); USD 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, C++, Python, Deep Learning, Vision Language Action (VLA), Reinforcement learning
AI focus
Robotics machine learning, including foundation models, reinforcement learning, manipulation, sim2real transfer, and multi-task learning.
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