Robotics Simulation Scientist - Physics‑Based

Amazon Science; Massachusetts; Híbrido; USD 167.000 - 226.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Amazon Science is seeking a Simulation Applied Scientist to advance physics-based simulation for next-generation robotics. You will join a team blending theory and practice to accelerate robot development and reduce the simulation-to-reality gap, delivering production-grade simulation capabilities for dexterous manipulation and locomotion.

The role combines fundamental research with real-world deployment, translating ideas into scalable software pipelines and validating them on real hardware

Formación

• PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Strong publication record in simulation, robotics, or computer graphics
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Demonstrated ability to advance state of the art through novel research
• Deep expertise in physics-based simulation, including rigid and deformable dynamics, contact mechanics, computational geometry, and numerical methods
• Experience designing and optimizing physics-based simulation systems for high-performance computing environments
• Working knowledge of modern physics engines such as MuJoCo, Isaac Lab, Drake, and Newton
• Proven ability to bridge simulation and real-world robotic systems, from modeling and validation through deployment

Responsabilidades

• Advance physics-based simulation fidelity for contact-rich manipulation and locomotion
• Design and build high-performance simulation tools integrated into a production robotics stack
• Translate research ideas into robust, scalable software pipelines
• Develop methods to quantify and reduce simulation-to-reality gaps across design, safety, and control
• Architect scalable simulation solutions for rigid and deformable body dynamics
• Build simulation pipelines optimized for large-scale reinforcement and policy learning
• Establish frameworks for continuous simulation improvement using real-world deployment data
• Collaborate with engineering, science, and safety teams on simulation requirements and validation

Conocimientos

Java

C++

Python

Physics-based simulation

High-performance computing

MuJoCo

Robot simulation

Educación

PhD in Computer Science / Robotics / Mechanical Engineering

Herramientas

MuJoCo

Isaac Lab

Drake

Newton

Descripción del empleo

Amazon Science is seeking a Simulation Applied Scientist to advance physics-based simulation for next-generation robotics. You will join a team blending theory and practice to accelerate robot development and reduce the simulation-to-reality gap, delivering production-grade simulation capabilities for dexterous manipulation and locomotion.

The role combines fundamental research with real-world deployment, translating ideas into scalable software pipelines and validating them on real hardware