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Senior Applied Scientist, Fauna

We are seeking an Applied Scientist to lead the development of evaluation frameworks and data collection protocols for robotic capabilities. In this role, you will focus on designing how we measure, stress-test, and improve robot behavior a

Company

Amazon

Location

New York, New York, USA

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-17T00:00:00+00:00

Amazon's Fauna Robotics is hiring a Senior Applied Scientist in New York to lead evaluation frameworks and data collection protocols for robotic capabilities. The role centres on measuring, stress-testing and improving robot behaviour: designing task definitions, success criteria and benchmarking methods, refining data collection protocols, and building teleoperation workflows and operator-facing interfaces. It also involves analysing results for failure modes and integrating evaluation tooling into the wider robotics stack, plus leading projects and mentoring. Applicants need a PhD, or a Master's with 6+ years of applied research, deep learning expertise, robotics or embodied AI experience, and evaluation design background.