Lead Robotics Simulation Engineer

At Peppy we're looking for a Senior Robotics Simulation Engineer to help us integrate NVIDIA Isaac Sim into our open-source robotics framework.

## What We're Looking For

The ideal profile has several years of experience with robotics simulation and systems integration.

Hands-on experience with Isaac Sim / Isaac Lab is strongly preferred.

We care more about hands-on industry experience, systems you've actually built, and problems you've solved than academic credentials.

Experience with Python, robotics middleware, USD/URDF, simulation infrastructure, and headless simulation would be particularly relevant.

Experience working with VLAs (Vision-Language-Action models) and/or WAMs (World Action Models) is also appreciated.

## What You'll Work On

You'll take ownership of the simulation side of our stack, including:

- Integrating Isaac Sim into our framework
- Integrating simulated robots, sensors, and environments
- Exposing simulation capabilities through our APIs and tooling
- Making sure simulations can run reliably both interactively and headlessly
- Improving the workflow for adding and testing new robots
- Helping us maintain consistency between simulated and real robot behavior
- Shaping the architecture and technical roadmap of our simulation stack

You'll be our go-to person for anything related to simulation, so we're looking for someone comfortable making technical decisions rather than simply implementing predefined tasks.

## What Success Looks Like

In your first six months, you'll have:

- Integrated Isaac Sim into Peppy and made it a reliable part of our simulation workflow
- Shipped support for multiple robots, sensors, and environments
- Built a robust headless simulation workflow that can run locally and in cloud environments
- Improved our tooling so adding and testing new robots becomes significantly easier
- Taken ownership of the simulation stack and influenced its technical roadmap with concrete improvements that ship to users

## How We Work

This is a senior contract position, 100% remote, with a flexible schedule.

Our team spans from the US West Coast to China, so we only ask that you're occasionally able to accommodate meetings across time zones.

## Interested?

- Your location / timezone
- Your hourly rate
- A short summary of your experience with Isaac Sim or robotics simulation
- A link to your professional profile or previous work (GitHub, LinkedIn, portfolio, etc.)