Amazon Robotics is building a new foundational system which will transform warehouse robotics. The team is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to define and scale the perception components underlying the system. The ideal candidate is passionate about classical and deep learning approaches to computer vision. They have solved CV problems for real world systems and seen their solutions deployed at ... scale. They are a hands-on expert, with a deep and broad understanding of sensors, CV algorithms and integrating CV into a larger system
Key job responsibilities
Applied Scientists take on big unanswered questions and guide development team to state-of-the-art solutions. We want to hear from you if you have the ability to think big and conceive of new ideas and novel solutions and the drive to take those ideas over the finish line.
Your responsibilities will include:
Drive CV innovation to help robotics systems transition from structured to unstructured environments
Apply your experience and judgement in selecting best-of-breed CV approaches and sensors
Collaborate with hardware and systems engineers to design highly customized vision systems
Guide engineering teams in building perception pipelines for scale
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: 1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage 2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options 3. Paid Time Off (PTO) 4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
North Reading, MA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA | Westborough, MA, USA
