Senior Robotics Simulation Engineer High-Performance Physics

Amazon Inc.; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to own the core simulation runtime and physics-engine integration for cutting-edge robotics development. The role focuses on high-performance, production-grade simulation software, integrating physics engines and optimizing contact-rich dynamics to bridge the sim-to-real gap at scale.

You will work with applied scientists to productionize novel simulation methods, optimize performance across CPU/GPU, and maintain model

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development.
• ],

Responsibilities

• Own the core simulation runtime and optimize physics engine integration.
• Engineer high-performance solvers for rigid and deformable dynamics.
• Collaborate with scientists to productionize novel simulation methods.
• Improve simulation across CPU/GPU with profiling and parallelization.
• Maintain interfaces and model pipelines (URDF, SDF, USD) for robotics stack.
• Support RL workloads with reliable, reproducible simulation behavior.

Skills

5+ years software development

5+ years programming

Mentor / tech lead

Leadership experience

Education

Master's degree or above in robotics

Tools

Isaac Lab

MuJoCo

Drake

Newton

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to own the core simulation runtime and physics-engine integration for cutting-edge robotics development. The role focuses on high-performance, production-grade simulation software, integrating physics engines and optimizing contact-rich dynamics to bridge the sim-to-real gap at scale.

You will work with applied scientists to productionize novel simulation methods, optimize performance across CPU/GPU, and maintain model