Applied Science Manager, Amazon

• A PhD in Computer Science, Robotics or a related engineering field
• 6+ years of applied research experience
• 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience
• Experience in computer vision and/or motion control domains, solving complicated robotics problems for automation tasks
• Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Ability to build and collaborate effectively with a diverse, talented team
• Ability to distill informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives

Desirable

• The Amazon Robotics team is seeking broad, curious robotics engineers to join our diverse, full-stack team.
• In addition to designing, building, and delivering end-to-end robotic systems, our team is responsible for core infrastructure and tools that serve as the backbone of our robotic applications, enabling roboticists, machine learning scientists, and software engineers to collaborate and deploy systems in the lab and in the field
• As a manager, you will be responsible for delivering critical robotic capabilities
• You will manage across the science and engineering job families required to build these systems
• You will prioritize being a great people manager: motivating, rewarding, and coaching your diverse team is the most important part of this role. You will recruit and retain top talent and excel in day-to-day people and performance management tasks
• You will keep your technical skills current to contribute to architecture and design discussions
• You will regularly take part in deep-dive troubleshooting exercises and drive technical post-mortem discussions to identify the root cause of complex issues
• Set a vision for your team and create product roadmaps. Help your team sort out technical and product requirements and priorities. Use project management skills to deliver product roadmap items and other cross-team projects

• Employees have opportunities to own Amazon stock, participate in 401(k) plans with company match, and enroll in paid life and accident insurance
• Financial counseling and estate planning services are also available, plus paid short-term and long-term disability if needed
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage to all our regular full-time employees, regardless of their level, tenure, or position
• Amazon employees have free access to a network of more than 2 million caregivers, including nannies, babysitters and special-needs caretakers
• Employees receive discounts on certain day care centers, and Amazon provides a variety of free resources for parents of children with autism, ADHD and developmental disabilities
• Adoption assistance for qualified domestic and international adoption expenses including attorney fees, court costs, and travel
• Leave Share program allows employees to give six weeks of paid parental leave to a spouse or partner who isn’t eligible for parental leave from their employer

Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.