Senior Robotics Simulation Scientist

Amazon; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 142,800 - 193,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs & sign-on incentives

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC seeks an Applied Scientist to advance physics-based simulation for robotics, focusing on sim-to-real transfer and ML approaches in complex environments. You will develop high-fidelity simulation tools and integrate them into a robotics design stack, collaborating across interdisciplinary teams.

The role blends fundamental research with real-robot deployment, with emphasis on scalable, validated simulation capable of informing hardware and control decisions.

Qualifications

• PhD in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of science, technology, engineering or related field experience.
• Deep expertise in physics-based simulation including rigid and deformable dynamics, contact mechanics, computational geometry, and numerical methods.
• Strong programming skills in C++ and Python with maintainable, performance-critical code.
• Experience with modern physics engines MuJoCo, Isaac Gym, Drake, and Newton.

Responsibilities

• Advance physics-based simulation fidelity for contact-rich manipulation and locomotion.
• Design and build high-performance simulation tools integrated into a robotics design stack.
• Translate research ideas into robust, verifiable data.
• 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 a digital twin level of fidelity.
• Establish frameworks for continuous simulation improvement using real-world hardware.
• Collaborate with engineering, science, and safety teams on simulation requirements and validation.

Skills

C++

Python

Physics-based simulation

High-performance computing

Education

PhD in computer science or computer engineering

Tools

MuJoCo

Isaac Gym

Drake

Newton

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC seeks an Applied Scientist to advance physics-based simulation for robotics, focusing on sim-to-real transfer and ML approaches in complex environments. You will develop high-fidelity simulation tools and integrate them into a robotics design stack, collaborating across interdisciplinary teams.

The role blends fundamental research with real-robot deployment, with emphasis on scalable, validated simulation capable of informing hardware and control decisions.