Amazon · 11 hours ago
Advanced Robotics Controls Engineer, Frontier AI & Robotics
San Francisco, California, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$149K/yr - $201K/yrAmazon is seeking a highly skilled Mechatronics or Controls Engineer with deep expertise in actuation systems and low-level motor control to contribute to the design and refinement of advanced robotic systems. The role involves collaboration with AI researchers and software engineers to ensure systems meet performance and safety requirements.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Own motor & actuator selection, characterization, and integration into electromechanical subsystems to meet system-level performance specifications
Design and tune low-level control systems, including position, velocity, torque, and impedance control loops
Interface control systems with higher-level AI and motion-planning platforms, ensuring reliable, low-latency communication and robust operation
Maintain and update motor control board hardware and firmware, including environments for executing control loops, reading encoders, and managing outputs
Develop and execute SysID routines for electromechanical subsystems; design calibration procedures for sensors, actuators, and kinematic chains to ensure precision and repeatability
Ensure actuator and control systems meet safety, robustness, and maintainability requirements for advanced robotic system operation
Work hands-on with mechanical, electrical, and AI teams to rapidly prototype and iterate on hardware solutions
Qualification
Required
Master's or PhD in Controls Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field
Strong background in actuator and control system design, including characterization and integration
Proficiency in embedded firmware development for real-time control
Experience in robotic system calibration and system identification
Strong grasp of control theory, dynamics, and kinematics of robotic systems
Experience with sensor integration (encoders, force–torque sensors, tactile, MUs)
Proven ability to work hands-on in a fast-moving, multidisciplinary team
Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
Experience with Linux/Unix
Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
Preferred
Experience with high-DOF robotic systems
Experience developing inverse kinematics (IK) solvers, kinematic calibration, and running motion simulations (e.g. MuJoCo, IsaacSim, MATLAB/Simulink)
Ability to spec or design force/torque sensors, or develop algorithms for estimating forces from motor currents for compliance and collision handling
Ability to implement and tune inverse kinematics and dynamics algorithms; build and run simulations for system performance validation and motion planning
Specify, source, or design force–torque sensing capabilities, including developing algorithms for estimating forces from motor currents. Integrate sensing into system-level control strategies for collision response, compliance, and back-drivability
Knowledge of estimating and improving actuator back-drivability
Knowledge of ROS/ROS 2 or similar robotic middleware
Experience with programming languages like C++, Python, MATLAB
Experience with high-performance, safety-critical mechatronic systems
Experience with distributed systems at scale
Benefits
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
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
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Founded in 1994
10001+ employees
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$8.11BKey Investors
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2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
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