Amazon

Member of Technical Staff - Simulation, Frontier AI Robotics

Amazon$150K — $300K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of experience in system design or architecture
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language
  • Experience in mentoring or leading an engineering team
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • Expertise in Python, C++, and CUDA
  • Familiarity with ML optimization frameworks like TensorRT

Responsibilities

  • Develop physics-based and photorealistic simulations for training
  • Implement robotics features including sensor and actuator modeling
  • Build workflows for dynamic robotics environments
  • Minimize sim-to-real gaps through advanced simulation techniques
  • Create toolchains for industry-standard simulation formats
  • Collaborate with ML researchers for robotics training pipelines

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical and financial support
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI robotics research
  • Collaborative environment with experienced ML researchers
  • Potential for equity and sign-on bonuses
  • Flexible working arrangements based on location
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Member of Technical Staff Simulation Engineer to join our AI robotics research team developing foundation models for robotics. You will rapidly develop 3D physics-based and photorealistic simulations alongside scientists to enable training large-scale machine learning models.

Key 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

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

- Experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead

- Expertise in Python, C++ and CUDA programming

- Experience with TensorRT or similar ML optimization frameworks

- Ability to optimize ML models for production

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Expertise in NVIDIA's ML stack (cuDNN, CUDA Graph, etc.)

- Experience with ML compilers (ONNX Runtime, TVM, etc.)

- Experience with transformer model optimization

- Background in performance profiling and optimization

- Experience working directly with research teams

- Ability to build robust monitoring systems

- Experience with large-scale ML serving systems

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $150,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $300,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors, including market location, and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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