Amazon · 1 day ago
Applied Scientist II, Sensing , Amazon Industrial Robotics
North Reading, Massachusetts, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$143K/yr - $193K/yrAmazon Industrial Robotics is seeking exceptional talent to help develop the next generation of advanced robotics systems that will transform automation at Amazon's scale. As an Applied Scientist in Sensing, you will develop innovative and complex sensing systems for emerging robotic solutions and improve existing on-robot sensing to optimize performance and enhance customer experience.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Design and adapt holistic on-robot sensing solutions for ambiguous problems with fluid requirements
Mentor and develop junior scientists and engineers
Work with an interdisciplinary team to execute product designs from concept to production including specification, design, prototyping, validation and testing
Have responsibility for the designs and performance of a sensing system design
Work with the Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality organizations as well as vendors to ensure a fast development and delivery of the sensing concepts to the team
Develop overall safety concept of the sensing platform
Exhibit role model behaviors of applied science best practices, thorough and predictive analysis and cradle to grave ownership
Qualification
Required
Experience working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing operations environment
PhD degree in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, AI, or Electrical engineering
Technical leadership in conceptualization, design and development of sensing systems
Strong Interest in sensing systems to support safe robot operation
Deep knowledge of sensing and signal processing, estimation, computer vision, or machine learning
Hands-on experience crafting proof-of-concept models and prototypes
Thorough understanding and use of principles, theories and concepts of perceptual analysis, as well as ability to apply them to system design
Experience communicating concepts to leadership and writing technical documents
Experience evaluating design, performance and tradeoffs of perceptual computing systems
Preferred
Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product concept with an eye for production
Demonstrated experience collaborating with Mechanical, Electrical and Controls engineers
Experience with safety certification of sensing systems
Experience with using sensing modalities in robot control
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
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Founded in 1994
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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