Robotics Simulation Scientist II — Real-Time AI & GPU

Amazon Science; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 143,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Science seeks exceptional researchers to advance robotics that combine AI, control systems and mechanical design for safe human-robot collaboration. You will contribute to dexterous manipulation, locomotion, and learning-driven robotics at scale across facilities worldwide.

The role emphasizes bridging theory and practical implementation, building simulation tools, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on cutting-edge technologies.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master + 2+ years in CS, CE, ML or related field.
• Strong Python/C++ and GPU programming experience.
• Experience with robotics simulation environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with simulation experts to build scalable simulation solutions.
• Design high-performance modeling for rigid and deformable bodies.
• Identify bottlenecks to support real-time and batch workflows.
• Develop validation and unit testing pipelines for physical fidelity.
• Address sim-to-real gaps with modeling and numerical techniques.
• Stay current with numerical methods, parallel computing and GPUs.

Skills

Python/C++

GPU programming

Robotics simulation

Numerical methods

Linear algebra

Multibody dynamics

Education

PhD in CS/CE/ML

Master's + 2+ years experience

Tools

MuJoCo

Drake

Isaac Lab

Newton

Job description

Amazon Science seeks exceptional researchers to advance robotics that combine AI, control systems and mechanical design for safe human-robot collaboration. You will contribute to dexterous manipulation, locomotion, and learning-driven robotics at scale across facilities worldwide.

The role emphasizes bridging theory and practical implementation, building simulation tools, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on cutting-edge technologies.