Simulation Engineer Jobs

Simulation engineer jobs focus on building high-quality virtual environments that accelerate development of robotics and autonomy systems. These roles typically include simulator platform work, environment authoring, synthetic scenario generation, and integration with testing pipelines. Hiring teams often use Isaac Sim, Gazebo, Omniverse, or custom tooling to validate performance before expensive real-world runs. You may partner with perception, controls, and planning groups to improve simulator realism and coverage against production edge cases. The best candidates combine software infrastructure strengths with practical understanding of robot behavior, sensor physics, and experiment design. If you want to make simulation a central multiplier for engineering velocity and system reliability, this page surfaces simulation-engineer-specific opportunities instead of broader platform listings.

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NVIDIA logo

Senior Workflow Specialist - Isaac Robotics

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA, USA + 1 more 17h ago
Simulation Motion Planning ROS2 Isaac Sim Unity
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Senior Robotics Systems Engineer - Neural Reconstruction and Real2Sim Applications

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA, USA 17h ago
C++ Python Sensor Fusion Isaac Sim
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Senior Staff Robotics Simulation Engineer - Thermal & Fluids Analysis

Boston Dynamics

Waltham, MA, USA 17h ago
C++ Python Simulation Real-Time Systems
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Intern Artificial Intelligence in Robotics (f/m/x)

BMW Group

Munich, BY, Germany 17h ago
ROS Python Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning PyTorch
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2027 Summer Intern, MS, PhD, Software Engineer

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 19h ago
C++ Python Simulation Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Staff Robot Architect - Platform Software Specialist

Agility Robotics

$217k - $281k
Fremont, CA, USA Hybrid 19h ago
Embedded Systems Control Theory Safety Systems
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Staff Robotics Architect - Electrical Hardware

Agility Robotics

$217k - $281k
Fremont, CA, USA Hybrid 19h ago
Gazebo Embedded Systems Control Theory Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Staff Robot Architect - Dynamic Simulation Specialist

Agility Robotics

$217k - $281k
Fremont, CA, USA Hybrid 19h ago
Simulation Reinforcement Learning Gazebo Control Theory Safety Systems
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Senior AI Research Engineer

Agility Robotics

$195k - $304k
Fremont, CA, USA + 2 more Hybrid 19h ago
Python Simulation Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning PyTorch
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Staff HiL SW Infrastructure Engineer

Agility Robotics

$191k - $249k
Fremont, CA, USA Hybrid 19h ago
Python Simulation Docker Linux Embedded Systems
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Staff Systems Validation Engineer

Agility Robotics

$191k - $249k
Fremont, CA, USA Hybrid 19h ago
Simulation Safety Systems
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Senior Director, AI

Agility Robotics

$257k - $402k
Remote Remote 19h ago
Computer Vision Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning Real-Time Systems
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Engineering Intern

The Robotics Company

Zurich, Switzerland Onsite 21h ago
ROS C++ Python Computer Vision SLAM
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Thesis Work - Whole-Body Teleoperation and Imitation Learning for Humanoid Robots

ABB Robotics

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden 1d ago
PyTorch Isaac Sim
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Thesis Work - Tactile-Aware Reinforcement Learning for Contact-Rich Manipulation

ABB Robotics

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden 1d ago
C++ Python Reinforcement Learning ROS2 Isaac Sim
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Software Engineer - Modeling & Simulation

Anduril

$166k - $220k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Python Simulation Sensor Fusion Unreal Engine
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Senior Robotics Engineer, Maritime Enabling Technology

Anduril

$220k - $292k
Quincy, MA, USA 1d ago
Simulation Computer Vision Motion Planning SLAM Sensor Fusion
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Staff Robotics Software Engineer - Mission Autonomy

Anduril

$253k - $336k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Motion Planning SLAM
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Robotics Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure (SITL/HITL)

Anduril

$192k - $292k
Irvine, CA, USA 1d ago
Simulation Sensor Fusion Linux Embedded Systems Real-Time Systems
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Mission Autonomy Lead - Thunder

Anduril

$220k - $292k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 1d ago
Simulation Computer Vision Sensor Fusion
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What robotics simulation teams hire for

Simulation roles can look similar on the surface but serve different parts of the development loop. Read the job description for the fidelity target, the users of the simulator, and whether the team is training models, validating behavior, commissioning hardware, or building the simulator platform itself.

World and sensor fidelity

Teams may model robot kinematics and dynamics, contacts, cameras, lidar, IMUs, factory assets, or driving environments. Common stacks include Isaac Sim or Isaac Lab, Gazebo, MuJoCo, OpenUSD, Unreal, Unity, and internal engines.

Synthetic data and learning

ML-facing simulation work often includes domain randomization, scenario generation, sensor simulation, annotations, reinforcement-learning environments, and scalable pipelines that connect virtual data to training and evaluation.

Validation and sim-to-real

Production simulation roles increasingly emphasize closed-loop tests, reproducible regression suites, hardware- or software-in-the-loop workflows, and measuring where simulated behavior diverges from real robots.

Search strategy

Search both broad simulation titles and specific tools. A strong match may be called Simulation Engineer, Robotics Simulation Engineer, Synthetic Data Engineer, Digital Twin Engineer, or a platform role supporting autonomy and robot learning.