Our Opportunity:
Our fast-growing Warehouse & Fulfillment Center teams are the heart of our operations, helping ensure millions of pet families around the country receive their pet supplies and medicines when they need them. Chewy’s AI & Data Innovation organization is developing cutting-edge technology to manipulate items across our extensive inventory.
A key element of this initiative involves capturing, modeling, and manipulating a wide variety of products—ranging from cat toys to large bags of dog food. Our work spans real-world and physics simulation environments, enabling us to validate, refine, and iterate on solutions for ongoing improvement.
We are seeking a big thinker to provide technical leadership, hands on science and engineering vision, in building an innovative environment that bridges both our real-world lab in Woburn, MA, and simulated platforms. Fulfill your potential alongside dedicated Team Members responsible for providing best-in-class delivery experiences and supply chain expertise!
WHO YOU ARE:
- Passionate about Simulation and Curation: You’re excited to build, curate, and develop a state-of-the-art simulation environment that supports physical-world libraries and deformable objects (e.g., dog food bags, ).
- Interest in Hybrid Learning: Fascinated by designing and creating environments for hybrid real-world and simulated reinforcement learning to address grasping and manipulation challenges.
- Problem Solver for Scale: Motivated by the challenge of manipulating a catalog of 115,000+ diverse items spanning a wide variety of e-commerce package types.
- Team Leader and Mentor: Skilled in mentoring and leading a highly capable engineering and science team with a clear focus on impactful goals that drive business outcomes.
- Influential Thinker: Inspired to see your ideas, pipelines and experiments influence top-level decision-makers and deliver measurable business results.
- Innovative Collaborator: Committed to understanding and refining problem statements without over-constraining goal definitions and innovating in a collaborative environment to achieve optimal solutions.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Robot Development: Design and test robot motion control algorithms in simulated environments before deployment on real hardware.
- Grasping and Manipulation: Develop and validate solutions for handling a wide variety of products within our catalog.
- Business Impact: This work will have a direct impact on saving money for our customers and creating a safer work environment for our team members.
- Connect & Grow: There will be a requirement to travel and visit vendors as well as attend trade shows, representing the company and fostering key business relationships. Expect up to 10% travel.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience (AI, Data Science, Engineering, MIS, CS, or related field).
- Deep Knowledge of Robotics Simulation: Extensive experience with physical robotics simulators, including expertise in physics engines, environment creation, sensor modeling, and running complex robot simulations.
- Expertise in Physical Simulation: Hands-on experience with physical-level simulation tools such as Isaac Sim, Gazebo, PyBullet, or MuJoCo. Ability to build robot models, set up environments, program sensor data, and implement complex physics interactions within simulation platforms.
- Physics Engine Expertise - Deep familiarity with physics engines embedded in simulation tools, ensuring accurate simulation of robot dynamics and environmental interactions.
- Advanced Programming Skills - Strong coding proficiency in C++, Python, or other appropriate languages for developing simulation scripts and control algorithms.
- Sensor Modeling - Experience designing realistic sensor models such as LiDAR, cameras, and IMUs within simulation tools to support perception algorithms.
- Environment Design - Capability to create diverse and complex simulated environments using terrain editing tools and object libraries.
- Simulation Optimization - Expertise in techniques for optimizing simulation performance to support real-time control and large-scale testing.
HIGHLY DESIRABLE:
- Publications in Physical AI, Robotics Simulation, knowledge systems, or related areas.
- Advanced degrees (Master’s or PhD) in AI, Robotics, Systems Engineering, or Applied Science.
- Contributions to open-source projects in Robotics Simulation or Physical AI.
- Exposure to dynamic industries, such as e-commerce, supply chain or, where Robotics and AI intelligence drives innovation.
If you’re excited to tackle unique challenges in physical simulation and robotics while mentoring a talented team, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
Chewy is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].
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We view pets and pet parents as family and are obsessed with meeting their needs and exceeding customer expectations through every interaction. Behind the scenes, our talented teams are made up of innovators, delighters, big-thinkers and of course, passionate pet people—creating a place where you'll be empowered to build, grow and unleash your fullest potential.
We don’t just stand by our company mission—we’re obsessed with it. We seek to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere. And we’re constantly finding new ways to do just that.
At Chewy, we understand pet parenthood is full of joyful highs and anxious lows. That’s why we’re here, standing alongside pet parents, providing everything their pets need for a happy, healthy life. We’re a leading online source for pet products, supplies, and prescriptions. We offer a broad selection of high-quality products and services at competitive prices with an exceptional level of customer care and a personal touch.
Since launching in 2011, we’ve combined the personalized service of your neighborhood pet store with the convenience and speed of e-commerce. We pride ourselves on being the only brand available 24/7/365 to support pet parents throughout their journey.
We have a rich history of being recognized for our deep care and personalization while going above and beyond for our customers and their pets.
We view pets and their people as more than just customers and look forward to meeting their needs and exceeding expectations through every interaction. With Chewy, no one pet-parents alone.
Our culture is for those who thrive on delivering results and becoming your best—no matter your role or location. At Chewy, our Operating Principles serve as a common language, or framework, that connects two of Chewy's most valuable elements—our people and our culture. The Operating Principles guide our character, capabilities, imagination, and methods for execution in support of our company's mission.
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We're proud to be one of the fastest growing e-commerce companies of all time.
With growth comes the exciting opportunity to be a part of a world-class organization of engineering, product, and design team members, responsible for driving our latest innovations and designing "out-of-the Chewy box" experiences.
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