Westborough, United States Role overview
About this role
Robotics Applied Scientist II Intern/Co-op (2027)
Are you passionate about robotics and research? Do you want to solve real customer problems through innovative technology? Do you enjoy working on scalable research and projects in a collaborative team environment? Do you want to see your science solutions directly impact millions of customers worldwide?
We’re looking for current PhD students with a passion for robotic research and applications to join us in 2027 as Robotics Applied Scientist II Interns/Co-ops to shape the future of robotics and transform automation at Amazon’s scale.
By applying to this role, you will be considered for Robotics Applied Scientist II Intern/Co-op (2027) opportunities across various Robotics teams at Amazon with different robotics research focus. Internship positions are available for multiple locations, durations (3 to 6+ months), and year-round start dates (winter, spring, summer, fall).
Join us at the forefront of Applied Science, where your contributions will shape the future of Robotics!
Key job responsibilities
As a Robotics Applied Scientist II Intern/Co-op, you will work alongside global experts to advance the state of the art in robotics and artificial intelligence, tackling innovative problems that bridge the gap between research and real-world robotics implementation to innovate and build solutions on behalf of our customers.
We are particularly interested in students with specialization and expertise in one or more of the following research areas:
- Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Robotics Manipulation (e.g., robot arm, grasping, dexterous manipulation, end of arm tools/end effector)
- Autonomous Mobile Robots
- Mobile Manipulation
- Multi-Robot Coordination
- Autonomous Navigation
- Locomotion
- Motion/Path Planning
- Controls
- Perception
- Sensing
- Robot Learning
- Machine Learning
- Computer Vision
- Large Language Models (LLM), Vision-Language-Action Models (VLA), Vision-Language-Models (VLM)
- World Models
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Robotics Simulation
- Optimization
- And related!
Key responsibilities may include:
- Develop novel, scalable algorithms and/or modeling techniques that advance the state-of-the-art in science areas such as robotics, artificial intelligence, or related
- Tackle challenging, innovative research problems within robotics, artificial intelligence, or related that bridge the gap between theoretical advancement and practical robotics implementation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems, and to communicate research findings clearly, leveraging your expertise in robotics, artificial intelligence, or related
- Demonstrate the ability to work independently, thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
- Leverage AI-powered tools where applicable to accelerate research, experimentation, and prototyping.
- Critically review and validate outputs from AI tools and automated systems.
About the team
Explore Robotics Teams at Amazon
At Amazon, robotics is where innovative research meets real-world deployment. There are many different specialized robotics teams, including the few highlighted below. Learn more about Robotics at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.science/research-areas/robotics
Fulfillment Technologies and Robotics
We build dynamic partnerships between people and intelligent machines. This intricate collaboration helps Amazon fulfill orders with unmatched accuracy. Working in symphony with our robotic technology, you’ll have the opportunity to extend your technical capabilities by working alongside some of the industry’s most advanced technologies. This includes our fleet of autonomous mobile robots, sophisticated control software, and technologies like language perception, machine learning, object recognition, and semantic understanding of commands. These technologies help us deliver an ever-improving customer and employee experience, as well as improve the safety of our facilities.
Amazon Robotics
Amazon Robotics is at the epicenter of robotics innovation. We design, test, and build mobile robots and mechatronic systems. Our offices, labs, test floors, and factories are close together, which means we can design the hardware, write the code, test, build, and watch it all come to life. Our areas of focus include advancements in autonomous mobility, AI, robotic management software, and much more.
Fauna
Fauna is focused on building capable, safe, and genuinely delightful robots for everyday life. Fauna’s goal is simple: make robots people actually want to live and interact with everyday. Fauna develops tightly integrated hardware and software systems that make it faster, safer, and more intuitive to create real-world robotic products. Fauna’s work spans the full stack: mechanical design, control systems, dynamic modeling, and intelligent software. The focus is not just functionality, but overall experience.
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies develops tech solutions that create network optimizations for all Amazon sites worldwide. We own network infrastructure and devices in all buildings and labor planning and scheduling technology for fulfillment centers in North America and Europe.
Are you passionate about robotics and research? Do you want to solve real customer problems through innovative technology? Do you enjoy working on scalable research and projects in a collaborative team environment? Do you want to see your science solutions directly impact millions of customers worldwide?
We’re looking for current PhD students with a passion for robotic research and applications to join us in 2027 as Robotics Applied Scientist II Interns/Co-ops to shape the future of robotics and transform automation at Amazon’s scale.
By applying to this role, you will be considered for Robotics Applied Scientist II Intern/Co-op (2027) opportunities across various Robotics teams at Amazon with different robotics research focus. Internship positions are available for multiple locations, durations (3 to 6+ months), and year-round start dates (winter, spring, summer, fall).
Join us at the forefront of Applied Science, where your contributions will shape the future of Robotics!
Key job responsibilities
As a Robotics Applied Scientist II Intern/Co-op, you will work alongside global experts to advance the state of the art in robotics and artificial intelligence, tackling innovative problems that bridge the gap between research and real-world robotics implementation to innovate and build solutions on behalf of our customers.
We are particularly interested in students with specialization and expertise in one or more of the following research areas:
- Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Robotics Manipulation (e.g., robot arm, grasping, dexterous manipulation, end of arm tools/end effector)
- Autonomous Mobile Robots
- Mobile Manipulation
- Multi-Robot Coordination
- Autonomous Navigation
- Locomotion
- Motion/Path Planning
- Controls
- Perception
- Sensing
- Robot Learning
- Machine Learning
- Computer Vision
- Large Language Models (LLM), Vision-Language-Action Models (VLA), Vision-Language-Models (VLM)
- World Models
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Robotics Simulation
- Optimization
- And related!
Key responsibilities may include:
- Develop novel, scalable algorithms and/or modeling techniques that advance the state-of-the-art in science areas such as robotics, artificial intelligence, or related
- Tackle challenging, innovative research problems within robotics, artificial intelligence, or related that bridge the gap between theoretical advancement and practical robotics implementation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems, and to communicate research findings clearly, leveraging your expertise in robotics, artificial intelligence, or related
- Demonstrate the ability to work independently, thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
- Leverage AI-powered tools where applicable to accelerate research, experimentation, and prototyping.
- Critically review and validate outputs from AI tools and automated systems.
About the team
Explore Robotics Teams at Amazon
At Amazon, robotics is where innovative research meets real-world deployment. There are many different specialized robotics teams, including the few highlighted below. Learn more about Robotics at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.science/research-areas/robotics
Fulfillment Technologies and Robotics
We build dynamic partnerships between people and intelligent machines. This intricate collaboration helps Amazon fulfill orders with unmatched accuracy. Working in symphony with our robotic technology, you’ll have the opportunity to extend your technical capabilities by working alongside some of the industry’s most advanced technologies. This includes our fleet of autonomous mobile robots, sophisticated control software, and technologies like language perception, machine learning, object recognition, and semantic understanding of commands. These technologies help us deliver an ever-improving customer and employee experience, as well as improve the safety of our facilities.
Amazon Robotics
Amazon Robotics is at the epicenter of robotics innovation. We design, test, and build mobile robots and mechatronic systems. Our offices, labs, test floors, and factories are close together, which means we can design the hardware, write the code, test, build, and watch it all come to life. Our areas of focus include advancements in autonomous mobility, AI, robotic management software, and much more.
Fauna
Fauna is focused on building capable, safe, and genuinely delightful robots for everyday life. Fauna’s goal is simple: make robots people actually want to live and interact with everyday. Fauna develops tightly integrated hardware and software systems that make it faster, safer, and more intuitive to create real-world robotic products. Fauna’s work spans the full stack: mechanical design, control systems, dynamic modeling, and intelligent software. The focus is not just functionality, but overall experience.
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies develops tech solutions that create network optimizations for all Amazon sites worldwide. We own network infrastructure and devices in all buildings and labor planning and scheduling technology for fulfillment centers in North America and Europe.
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