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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, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Reinforcement Learning
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/3E2CA876C3FF43ED8B8575881226107C/job/

## About the Role

* PhD, or Master's degree and 2+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field 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, * Experience in Java, C++, Python, or a 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
 * Mentor junior engineer and scientists


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