Senior Robotics Simulation Scientist

Amazon Inc.; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist in Robotics Simulation to advance physics-based simulation for contact-rich manipulation and locomotion. You will design production-grade tools, bridge research and deployment, and push the boundaries of how robots learn and operate in real environments.

You will collaborate with engineers, scientists, and safety teams, translating novel research into production systems validated on real hardware, accelerating robot development at

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Strong publication record in simulation, robotics, or computer graphics
• Demonstrated ability to advance state of the art through novel research
• Experience in physics-based simulation systems and high-performance computing

Responsibilities

• 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 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

Skills

Java

C++

Python

Deep learning

Research publications

Education

PhD in CS/Robotics/ME

Tools

MuJoCo

Isaac Lab

Drake

Newton

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist in Robotics Simulation to advance physics-based simulation for contact-rich manipulation and locomotion. You will design production-grade tools, bridge research and deployment, and push the boundaries of how robots learn and operate in real environments.

You will collaborate with engineers, scientists, and safety teams, translating novel research into production systems validated on real hardware, accelerating robot development at