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# Applied Scientist II, Reinforcement Learning

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** North Reading, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $142,800.0 - $193,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Software Deployment, Reinforcement Learning
- **Published:** July 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gj93ub

## About the Role

PhD, or Master's degree and 2+ years of applied research experience

 - Experience with imitation learning and reinforcement learning for whole-body control

 - Experience with methods such as hierarchical quadratic programming and model-predictive control

 - Experience with simulation environments such as IsaacLab, Mujoco, Drake, etc.

 - Experience with developing and deploying code for real-time controllers

 - Experience in state estimation from multiple sensor modalities

Preferred Qualifications

 - Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language

 - Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization

 - PhD in Robotics, with a focus on whole-body control

 - Experience with low-level joint torque/impedance control

 - Experience with teleoperation systems

 - Experience with robotics frameworks for fast prototyping (Matlab, ROS, etc.)

## Description

Design and implement whole body control methods for balance, locomotion, and dexterous manipulation

 - Utilize state-of-the-art in methods in learned and model-based control

 - Create robust and safe behaviors for different terrains and tasks

 - Implement real-time controllers with stability guarantees

 - Collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams to co-design hardware and algorithms for loco-manipulation


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