Amazon Sr Software Development Engineer- Simulation Frontier AI Robotics 

United States, California, San Francisco 

193948832

We are seeking a Simulation Engineer to join our AI robotics research team developing foundation models for robotics. You will rapidly develop 3D physics-based simulation frameworks and tools alongside scientists to enable training large-scale machine learning models.
* Develop simulations for reinforcement learning, closed-loop simulations and synthetic data generationKey job 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

- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Strong software engineering experience in 3D domains (games, simulation, robotics, etc)
- Extensive experience in physics simulation, with a preference for expertise in rigid body simulation
- Experience with Isaac Sim, Unity, Unreal or proprietary 3D game engine, or industry-equivalent technology (3D animation, simulation, etc)
- Understanding of 3D graphics and real-time rendering applications
- Passion for your craft and demonstrated excellence in physics simulation engineering
- Proficiency in Python and C++

- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with physical robots, reinforcement learning, synthetic data generation
- Experience optimizing physics simulation for articulated robots and rigid body interactions
- Familiarity with modern ML frameworks like PyTorch
- Familiarity with 3D formats (URDF, MJCF, USD)
- Familiarity with 3D content creation tools (e.g, Blender, Houdini)
- Experience implementing techniques from research papersPursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.