Amazon · 5 hours ago
Sr. SDE - Robotics and Physics Simulation, Frontier AI Robotics
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$165K/yr - $224K/yr
3+ years expAmazon is a leading technology company focused on advancing robotics through innovative solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for developing high-fidelity simulation environments for robotics, collaborating with engineers to ensure accuracy and performance in robot control policies.
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Responsibilities
Develop and maintain the shared simulation software framework, specifically owning the physics integration, robot state management, and control layers
Develop and optimize parallelized (vectorized) physics environments for high-throughput reinforcement learning (e.g., Isaac Lab, MuJoCo)
Tune physics engine parameters (solvers, friction, restitution) to support complex contact-rich scenarios required for dexterous manipulation and agile locomotion
Implement and validate complex robot models (URDF/MJCF) involving precise actuator and sensor modeling
Collaborate with robot engineers and scientists to perform System Identification (SysID) to minimize the Sim2Real gap
Qualification
Required
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
1+ years Software engineering experience in robotics or physics simulation, with a strong understanding of rigid body dynamics and numerical integration
Experience using standard physics engines (e.g., MuJoCo, PhysX, Bullet, Havok)
Preferred
Master's degree or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent preferred
Deep understanding of contact dynamics, collision detection algorithms, and numerical solvers
Experience with robotics system identification (SysID) and model validation against real hardware
Experience with GPU-accelerated simulation frameworks (e.g., Isaac Gym/Lab, Mujoco Warp)
Familiarity with tensor frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow) for writing vectorized code and interfacing with learning pipelines
A passion for robotics and a desire to build intelligent systems that can positively impact the world
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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10001+ employees
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Funding
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$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
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