Member Of Technical Staff - Hardware Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)

Job description

Amazon’s Frontier AI Robotics (FAR) team is seeking a Member of Technical Staff to drive foundational research and build intelligent robotic systems from the ground up. In this role, you will operate at the intersection of innovative AI research and real-world robotics - conducting original research, publishing, and deploying your innovations into production systems at Amazon scale. We’re looking for researchers who think from first principles, push the boundaries of what’s possible, and take full ownership of turning breakthrough ideas into working systems. You will join the next revolution in robotics, where you'll work alongside world-renowned AI pioneers to push the boundaries of what's possible in robotic intelligence. As a Member of Technical Staff, you'll develop breakthrough foundation models that enable robots to perceive, understand, and interact with the physical world in unprecedented ways—with a strong emphasis on the hardware systems that bring these models to life. You'll drive independent research initiatives in areas such as locomotion, manipulation, motor control, actuator design, sim2real transfer, and multi-modal robot learning, designing novel frameworks that bridge state-of-the-art research with real-world hardware deployment at Amazon scale. In this role, you'll balance innovative technical exploration with hands-on hardware implementation, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and controls…