Amazon
Robotics/AI Motor Control Scientist, Fauna
$172K–$223K
New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of building models for business application experience; 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 machine-learning-based motor controllers that enable robots to perform complex, adaptive whole-body tasks safely and reliably.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize motor-control algorithms using reinforcement learning, imitation learning, or other AI techniques; validate them through simulation and real-world testing.
- Integrate control systems with robotic hardware, accounting for actuator dynamics and energy efficiency.
- Lead technical projects through production deployment, mentor junior team members, and connect research with engineering implementation.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of building models for business application experience.
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience.
- Experience in 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 machine-learning algorithms for robotic motor control, including reinforcement learning and imitation learning.
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