Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.
We’re working on the future. If you are seeking an iterative fast-paced environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide visible benefit to customers, this is your opportunity.
Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your technical skills to a project that will change the world? Do you want to apply advanced mathematical modeling and algorithm design to solve real world problems?
Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!
We are looking for an applied scientist with expertise in path planning to join our team.
As an Applied Scientist, you will contribute to the Prime Air project by working with systems and software engineers and scientists, participate in the science community at Amazon, and collaborate with academic researchers in the broader academic community. Within Prime Air our Science community values teamwork and supports continued learning. Furthermore, our builder culture means that Scientists and Software Development Engineers work closely together to invent and construct solutions that must work at scale.
This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon’s ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prototype and implement new algorithms and concepts for path planning, detect-and-avoid, and air traffic management systems.
- Perform studies to determine the impacts of new design concepts on overall system performance.
- Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to design and implement software solutions for challenges.
- Drive collaborative research and creative problem solving.
- Constructively critique peer research and mentor junior scientists and engineers.
- Contribute to progress of the Amazon and broader research communities by producing publications.
