Sr. Applied Scientist, PRG (Personal Robotics Group)
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Job Location:
Sunnyvale, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join the Personal Robotics Group at Amazon where youll help pioneer intelligent robotic products that deliver meaningful customer experiences. As a Senior Applied Scientist youll lead the development of advanced control systems that enable robots to operate naturally safely and intelligently in complex real-world environments. Youll drive technical excellence in areas such as RL-based locomotion policies whole-body manipulation sim-to-real transfer vision-aided control and safe human-robot interaction.
In this role youll combine hands-on technical work with scientific leadership developing robust control solutions that enable robots to perform complex loco-manipulation tasks in dynamic environments. Youll leverage Amazons computational resources and robotics infrastructure to tackle ambitious robotics problems.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead technical initiatives in whole-body control and locomotion driving breakthrough approaches through hands-on research and development in areas including policy learning natural motion generation vision-aided locomotion and loco-manipulation
- Design and implement novel RL architectures and training paradigms for robust whole-body control that enables complex tasks across diverse scenarios
- Develop sim-to-real transfer techniques that enable policies trained in simulation to perform reliably on physical hardware
- Guide technical direction for locomotion and control projects from research through deployment ensuring robust performance in real-world environments
- Collaborate with navigation manipulation and hardware teams to ensure seamless integration of whole-body control with perception and planning systems
- Mentor fellow scientists and engineers while maintaining strong individual technical contributions
- Establish benchmarks and evaluation frameworks for measuring locomotion and whole-body control performance across simulation and on-device testing
About the team
The Personal Robotics Group is pioneering intelligent robotic products that deliver meaningful customer experiences. Were building the next generation of robotic systems that will redefine how customers interact with technology. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of personal robotics working with world-class teams pushing the boundaries of whats possible in robotic manipulation locomotion and human-robot interaction.
Join us if youre passionate about creating the future of personal robotics solving complex challenges at the intersection of hardware and software and seeing your innovation deliver transformative customer experiences.
- PhD or Masters degree and 6 years of applied research experience
- 3 years of industry or academic research experience
- Strong publication record at major Robotics/ML/AI conferences (e.g. RSS CoRL ICRA IROS NeurIPS ICML ICLR)
- Experience with simulation environments for robot learning (Isaac Gym/Lab MuJoCo or similar)
- Experience programming in Python Cor related language
- Experience with sim-to-real transfer for robotic systems
- Demonstrated track record of leading technical projects
- Experience mentoring junior scientists/engineers
- History of impactful first-author publications at major conferences
- Experience with large-scale distributed training for RL
- History of technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration
- Experience bridging research with practical engineering implementation in robotics systems
- Extensive programming skills in Python and PyTorch/JAX
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
In this role youll combine hands-on technical work with scientific leadership developing robust control solutions that enable robots to perform complex loco-manipulation tasks in dynamic environments. Youll leverage Amazons computational resources and robotics infrastructure to tackle ambitious robotics problems.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead technical initiatives in whole-body control and locomotion driving breakthrough approaches through hands-on research and development in areas including policy learning natural motion generation vision-aided locomotion and loco-manipulation
- Design and implement novel RL architectures and training paradigms for robust whole-body control that enables complex tasks across diverse scenarios
- Develop sim-to-real transfer techniques that enable policies trained in simulation to perform reliably on physical hardware
- Guide technical direction for locomotion and control projects from research through deployment ensuring robust performance in real-world environments
- Collaborate with navigation manipulation and hardware teams to ensure seamless integration of whole-body control with perception and planning systems
- Mentor fellow scientists and engineers while maintaining strong individual technical contributions
- Establish benchmarks and evaluation frameworks for measuring locomotion and whole-body control performance across simulation and on-device testing
About the team
The Personal Robotics Group is pioneering intelligent robotic products that deliver meaningful customer experiences. Were building the next generation of robotic systems that will redefine how customers interact with technology. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of personal robotics working with world-class teams pushing the boundaries of whats possible in robotic manipulation locomotion and human-robot interaction.
Join us if youre passionate about creating the future of personal robotics solving complex challenges at the intersection of hardware and software and seeing your innovation deliver transformative customer experiences.
- PhD or Masters degree and 6 years of applied research experience
- 3 years of industry or academic research experience
- Strong publication record at major Robotics/ML/AI conferences (e.g. RSS CoRL ICRA IROS NeurIPS ICML ICLR)
- Experience with simulation environments for robot learning (Isaac Gym/Lab MuJoCo or similar)
- Experience programming in Python Cor related language
- Experience with sim-to-real transfer for robotic systems
- Demonstrated track record of leading technical projects
- Experience mentoring junior scientists/engineers
- History of impactful first-author publications at major conferences
- Experience with large-scale distributed training for RL
- History of technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration
- Experience bridging research with practical engineering implementation in robotics systems
- Extensive programming skills in Python and PyTorch/JAX
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Sunnyvale - 192200.00 - 260000.00 USD annually
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Machine Learning
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
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