Amazon
Robotics/AI Motor Control Scientist, Fauna
$172K–$223K
New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Jun 5, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years building models for business applications; 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
Develop and deploy learning-based motor control systems that help robots perform adaptive whole-body tasks safely and reliably.
What you'll do
- Develop AI-based motor controllers and integrate them with robotic hardware, accounting for real-world constraints.
- Refine and validate control algorithms through simulation and real-world testing.
- Lead technical projects from conception to production, mentor junior staff, and connect research with engineering implementation.
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 with patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.
- Programming experience in Java, C++, Python, or a related language; and experience in at least one listed area: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, or high-performance computing.
Nice to have
- Experience using Unix/Linux.
- Experience in professional software development.
Pay
172,400.00 - 223,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, C++, Python, Unix/Linux
AI focus
Develop motor-control algorithms using reinforcement learning, imitation learning, or other AI techniques, and validate them in simulation and real-world testing.
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