Senior Simulation Scientist — AI-Powered Fulfillment

Amazon Science

Bellevue (WA)

On-site

USD 159,000 - 215,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Amazon Science's WWDE seeks a Sr. Simulation Scientist to design and optimize fulfillment network concepts using discrete event simulations.

The role requires deep technical expertise and the drive to apply simulation, AI-powered tools, and coding to complex flow and buffer challenges within cross-functional teams. The position focuses on leading strategic modelling projects, developing simulation algorithms in Python or similar languages, and delivering high-quality artifacts that influence

Qualifications

PhD or Master’s with 5+ years of quantitative field research experience.
Experience applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products.
Experience communicating qualitative research methods and findings to non-qualitative researchers.

Responsibilities

Influence the scientific strategy across multiple teams and support go/no-go decisions.
Lead design, implementation and delivery of simulation science solutions for complex DES problems.
Lead strategic system modelling and simulation projects using DES tools to drive process design decisions.
Develop and apply simulation data science best practices and faster discrete event simulations.
Solve hard process flow simulation problems with significant business impact.
Deliver artifacts setting the standard for excellence from design to validation and documentation.