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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Genesis AI logo

Genesis-World: Core Simulation Engine Engineer

Genesis AI

London, United Kingdom Hybrid 4w ago
Python Simulation CUDA Real-Time Systems
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Genesis-World: Core Physics Engineer

Genesis AI

London, United Kingdom Hybrid 4w ago
Python Simulation CUDA Real-Time Systems
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Senior Researcher, Robot Learning & Foundation Models

The Robotics Company

San Francisco, CA, USA 4w ago
Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning PyTorch Isaac Sim
Gatik AI logo

Senior V&V Engineer – Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) & Simulation

Gatik AI

$160k - $260k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 4w ago
C++ Python Simulation Docker Kubernetes
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Software Verification & Validation Engineer

PlusAI

Santa Clara, CA, USA Hybrid 4w ago
Python Simulation Motion Planning
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Researcher, Manipulation

Menlo Research

Singapore Hybrid 4w ago
Python Reinforcement Learning ROS2
Menlo Research logo

Researcher, Locomotion

Menlo Research

Singapore Hybrid 4w ago
Python Simulation Reinforcement Learning ROS2
Amazon Robotics logo

Applied Scientist, Navigation

Amazon Robotics

$171k - $222k
San Francisco, CA, USA 4w ago
Computer Vision Motion Planning Sensor Fusion Control Theory Path Planning
NEURA Robotics logo

Simulation Engineer - Electromagnetics (human)

NEURA Robotics

Riederich, DE, USA 5w ago
Python Simulation
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Robotics Software Internship, Manipulation

Persona AI

Houston, TX, USA 5w ago
ROS C++ Python Computer Vision Motion Planning
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Robot System Testing Engineer

Maven Robotics

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA 5w ago
C++ Python Simulation ROS2 Gazebo
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Software Engineer, Video Streaming

Nuro

$160k - $240k
Mountain View, CA, USA 5w ago
C++ Simulation Real-Time Systems
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[Ludo Robotics] AI/ML Research Engineer (Robotics) (2년 이상)

Ludo Robotics

Seoul, South Korea 5w ago
ROS C++ Python SLAM Isaac Sim
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Robotics Simulation Engineer, Infrastructure Optimisation for Physics Simulation Engines

Tesla

East Attica Regional Unit, GR 5w ago
C++ Python CUDA Isaac Sim Docker
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Software Engineer - Simulation, Game Engine & World Systems (Autonomy)

Applied Intuition

Ann Arbor, MI, USA Onsite 5w ago
C++ Simulation Sensor Fusion Path Planning Mapping
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Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer, Optimus

Tesla

$96k - $222k
Fremont, CA, USA 5w ago
Embedded Systems Safety Systems
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Machine Learning Infrastructure Simulation Engineer, Optimus

Tesla

$140k - $390k
Palo Alto, CA, USA 5w ago
Simulation TensorFlow PyTorch
Tesla logo

Internship, Robotaxi Simulation Engineer, Systems Modeling & Optimization (Fall 2026)

Tesla

$50 - $59/hr
PALO ALTO, CA, USA 5w ago
Python Simulation
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Software Engineer, Scenario Evaluation, Optimus Simulation

Tesla

$118k - $390k
Palo Alto, CA, USA 5w ago
C++ Python Simulation
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Senior Software Engineer, Simulation

Nuro

$193k - $291k
Mountain View, CA, USA 5w ago
C++ Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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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.