Amazon.com Services LLC

Research Science, transportation and logistics

SimulationScientist

$136–213k Bellevue, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Simulation Scientist at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Simulation, Data science, Process optimization. Lead design of simulation data science solutions. Perform system of systems discrete event simulations”

Industry & Context.

Research Science, transportation and logistics
Problems you'll solve

Deep dive into complex problems; Pragmatic problem solver

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

PhD or Master's degree, 4+ years quantitative field research, Investigate scientific principles feasibility, Analyze experimental data sets, Analyze observational data sets

Nice to Have

Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python, Experience with agile development, Experience building web dashboards

What You'll Do.

Lead design of simulation data science solutions

Perform system of systems discrete event simulations

Lead strategic modeling and simulation research

Drive process design decisions

Establish best practices in simulation science

Simplify problems for faster simulations

Identify hard process flow simulation problems

Deliver excellence in artifacts

Design process flow control algorithms

Validate simulation implementations

Document technical designs

Apply judgment and simulation experience

Balance cross-organization trade-offs

Influence business strategy with data

Lead reviews of simulation research science solutions

Mentor others in simulation data science

Educate community on trends

Develop codes for data analysis

Develop codes for simulation

Develop codes for modeling algorithms

Coordinate simulation efforts with vendors

Develop optimal solutions for network

Design material flow control logic

Design process design

Deliver results on schedule

Deliver results with quality

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross functional teams; Functional teams and individuals; Internal teams; Outside vendors

Communication Scope

Synthesize insights; Communicate recommendations

Full Job Description

Are you inspired by invention? 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 Last Mile Solutions Engineering team. WW AMZL Solutions Engineering team is looking to build out our Senior Simulation team to drive innovation across our Last Mile network. We start with the customer and work backwards in everything we do. If you’re interested in joining a rapidly growing team working to build a unique, solutions advisory group with a relentless focus on the customer, you’ve come to the right place. This is a blue-sky role that gives you a chance to roll up your sleeves and dive into big data sets in order to build discrete event 3D simulations using tools like Flexsim, Anylogic, Emulate 3D etc and experimentation systems at scale, build optimization algorithms and leverage cutting-edge technologies across Amazon. This is an opportunity to think big about how to solve a challenging problem for the customers. As a Simulation Scientist, you are expected to deep dive into complex problems and drive relentlessly towards innovative solutions working with cross functional teams. Be comfortable interfacing and influencing various functional teams and individuals at all levels of the organization in order to be successful. Lead strategic modelling and simulation projects related to drive process design decisions. Your expertise in synthesizing and communicating insights and recommendations to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication will enable you to answer specific business questions and innovate for the future. You will apply cutting edge designs and methodologies for complex use cases across Last Mile network to drive innovation. In addition, you will contribute to the end state vision for simulation and experimentation of future delivery stations at Amazon. Key job responsibilities Key job responsibilities • Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of the simulatio

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