Amazon · 2 hours ago
Software Development Engineer- Simulation, Frontier AI Robotics
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$165K/yr - $224K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is seeking a Simulation Engineer to join their AI robotics research team developing foundation models for robotics. The role involves rapidly developing 3D physics-based simulation frameworks and tools to enable training of large-scale machine learning models.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Develop simulations for reinforcement learning, closed-loop simulations and synthetic data generation
Implement essential robotics features, including accurate modeling of sensors, actuators, and controllers
Build real-to-sim workflows for dynamic environments and robotics tasks
Implement simulation features to minimize sim-to-real gaps through domain randomization and system identification
Create asset toolchains supporting industry-standard formats (URDF, MJCF, USD)
Collaborate closely with a team of ML researchers to enable large-scale robotics training pipelines
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing and shipping production-quality systems in robotics or hardware-integrated environments
Extensive experience integrating and deploying industrial automation systems, off-the-shelf robotics platforms, or custom hardware into production environments
Experience in at least two of the following areas - networking, GPU programming, Linux system, ROS, realtime system
Preferred
3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
Master's degree in robotics, mechanical/mechatronics engineering, systems engineering or related field
Hands-on experience delivering production-quality software within collaborative, cross-functional engineering teams
Experience with building/integrating/debugging real-time control system
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
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