Amazon
Postdoctoral Researcher – Visual Localization & Navigation | Amazon Last Mile
$172K–$222K
Santa Cruz, CA · Full-time · Posted Jun 11, 2026
- Experience
- No specific number of years stated; PhD must have been received within 2 years of starting the program.
- Education
- PhD in computer vision, robotics, SLAM, or a related field.
About the job
Conduct postdoctoral research on visual localization and navigation, developing computer vision and spatial AI techniques for real-world systems.
What you'll do
- Develop and publish research innovations in visual localization, SLAM, and scene understanding.
- Collaborate with a senior science advisor, scientists, and engineers.
- Create techniques for metric-semantic mapping, visual relocalization, and accurate localization under real-time constraints.
What they ask for
- PhD in computer vision, robotics, SLAM, or a related field received within 2 years of starting the program.
- Proven publication record in visual localization, SLAM, 3D scene understanding, or related technical fields.
- Experience in metric-semantic mapping, visual relocalization, or monocular localization.
- Fluent English; proficiency in technologies relevant to the subfield, such as deep learning frameworks, geometric optimization, or 3D reconstruction.
Nice to have
- Open-source contributions and practical system-building experience.
- Experience with mapping, monocular localization, relocalization, loop closure, place recognition, or related methods; Python and C++ skills and familiarity with PyTorch, ROS, Open3D, or GTSAM.
Pay
171,600.00 - 222,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, PyTorch, ROS, Open3D, GTSAM
AI focus
Research and develop visual localization and spatial AI methods, including metric-semantic mapping, visual relocalization, and monocular localization.
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