Amazon
Senior Applied Scientist, Fauna
$184K–$249K
New York, NY · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 13, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of industry or academic research experience; 5+ years building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business applications; or a Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience.
- Education
- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience.
About the job
Leads development of robotics evaluation frameworks, data collection protocols, and teleoperation workflows to measure and improve robot behavior.
What you'll do
- Design robot capability evaluations, 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
- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience.
- 3+ years of industry or academic research experience.
- Experience with a programming language such as Python, Java, or C++; 5+ years building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business applications.
- Experience leading technical initiatives and key deliverables; expertise in deep learning and model development, robotics or embodied AI, and evaluation methodologies.
Nice to have
- Experience managing and deploying ML products.
- Experience leading research initiatives in robotics or foundation models; patents or publications in top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.
Pay
USD 183,800.00 - 248,700.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Java, C++
AI focus
Applies machine learning, deep learning, and embodied AI to robotic capabilities, including policy evaluation, benchmarking, and human-in-the-loop data collection.
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