Sr. Applied Scientist, Simulation

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Are you inspired by invention? Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? Answer yes to any of these and you'll fit right in here at Amazon. We are a smart team of doers that work passionately to apply cutting edge advances in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers' experiences in ways we can't even imagine yet.

Simulation is an absolute necessity for the success of our program. In many fields of engineering and product development, simulation has attained a level of sophistication, speed and accuracy that makes it indispensable in the process of creation. That is not the case for numerous aspects of the problems we are solving. Our simulations are fully immersive.

In this job you will:
· Collaborate closely with Research Scientists, Hardware Engineers and Software Engineers to help define the scope of the product.
· Take responsibility for technical problem solving, including creatively meeting product objectives and developing best practices.
· Demonstrate cross-functional resource interaction to accomplish your goals.
· Identify and initiate investigations of new technologies, prototype and test solutions for product features, and design and validate designs that deliver an exceptional user experience.
· Analyze tradeoffs between fidelity and scale.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field
· Experience with physical system modeling and simulation
· Experience in coding in C/C++/C#, Python and/or other languages
· 3+ years relevant industry work experience