Senior Robotics Simulation Scientist (AI + Physics)

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 167,100 - 226,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

A leading robotics company in Austin, Texas, is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to develop innovative robotics systems using advanced AI and deep learning techniques. You will work with experts to design scalable simulation tools, optimize existing systems, and explore cutting-edge technologies. Ideal candidates will have a PhD, strong programming in Python or C++, and experience with robotics simulation environments. Join us to shape the future of automation and human-robot collaboration. Competitive salary with comprehensive benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• PhD, or PhD and 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong programming skills in modern Python and/or C++.
• Experience with GPU programming (CUDA, Warp, or similar).
• Expertise in numerical methods for physics-based simulation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with experts to create scalable simulation solutions.
• Implement high-performance simulation modeling and tools.
• Optimize performance bottlenecks in simulation pipelines.
• Build validation and testing pipelines for simulation results.
• Identify and reduce sim-to-real gaps through modeling.

Skills

Programming in Python

Programming in C++

Robotics simulation environments

Numerical methods

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Machine Learning

Tools

MuJoCo

Newton

Drake

Isaac Lab

Job description

A leading robotics company in Austin, Texas, is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to develop innovative robotics systems using advanced AI and deep learning techniques. You will work with experts to design scalable simulation tools, optimize existing systems, and explore cutting-edge technologies. Ideal candidates will have a PhD, strong programming in Python or C++, and experience with robotics simulation environments. Join us to shape the future of automation and human-robot collaboration. Competitive salary with comprehensive benefits is offered.