Description

We are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to join our Robotics Simulation (AR R&D) team developing simulation environments and foundational models for robotics. You will lead the development of 3D physics-based simulation environments and tools to automate reusable sim asset creation for training large-scale machine learning models.

Key job responsibilities
- Mentor a team of scientists on Robotic Simulation best practices
- Establish processes for developing simulations for reinforcement learning, closed-loop simulations and synthetic data generation
- Create frameworks for incorporating essential robotics features, including accurate modeling of sensors, actuators, and controllers into simulations
- Build real-to-sim workflows for dynamic environments and robotics tasks
- Direct the implementation of simulation features to minimize sim-to-real gaps through domain randomization and system identification
- Create asset tool chains supporting industry-standard formats (URDF, MJCF, USD)
- Collaborate closely with a team of ML researchers to enable large-scale robotics training pipelines

A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team
The Robotics Simulation team’s mission is to build simulation and visualization technologies that help its customers do their work easier, faster, and do it with greater effect. We build simulation products empowering our customers to extend upon and build a wide variety of simulation models from low level physics and sensor simulations to large scale solution level simulations. We create digital twins with multiple levels of detail enabling use across any 3D application and infrastructure. We educate our customers through early prototyping of new concepts. Lastly, we empower our customers to visualize their simulations through technology that strives to produce realistic and accurate representations of the simulated world.