Simulation Jobs

Simulation jobs sit at the center of modern Physical AI development because most teams cannot validate every scenario in the physical world first. These roles span simulator tooling, environment modeling, synthetic data generation, and test infrastructure for robotics and autonomy programs. You will see work involving Unreal, Unity, Isaac Sim, Gazebo, Omniverse, and custom internal engines designed for scale and reproducibility. Strong candidates often combine software engineering depth with practical intuition around physics, sensor behavior, and system-level performance metrics. Many simulation teams partner directly with controls, perception, and autonomy engineers to close gaps between virtual and real behavior. If you enjoy building fast feedback loops for embodied systems, this page highlights simulation opportunities where your work can accelerate development cycles across entire organizations.

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Sr. Applied & Research Scientist - Safe Autonomy Frontiers (SAF) Lab, Safe Autonomy Frontiers (SAF) Lab

Amazon Robotics

$167k - $226k
Pasadena, CA, USA 3d ago
C++ Python Control Theory Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Autonomy Engineer - VLA Pre-training

Humanoid

$180k - $300k
San Diego, CA, USA Onsite 3d ago
Python Deep Learning PyTorch
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Senior Hardware Test and Reliability Engineer

Skydio

$170k - $230k
San Mateo, CA, USA Onsite 3d ago
Python Real-Time Systems
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Software Development Engineer, Amazon Robotics

Amazon Robotics

$143k - $194k
Westboro, MA, USA 3d ago
C++ Simulation Real-Time Systems
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Sr. Software Engineer III, Resource Management

Amazon Robotics

$168k - $227k
North Reading, MA, USA 3d ago
Simulation Embedded Systems Path Planning
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2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Eval Data Infra

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 3d ago
C++ Python Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, ML Systems & Behavior Discovery

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 3d ago
C++ Python Simulation Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Automotive Testing Lead

Waymo

$196k - $242k
Mountain View, CA, USA 3d ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving
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2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Multiverse

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 3d ago
C++ Python Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Simulation Evaluation ML Model

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 3d ago
C++ Python Simulation Deep Learning TensorFlow
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Product Manager, Fleet Management Tools

Waymo

$204k - $252k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 3d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Interaction

Waymo

$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA 3d ago
C++ Motion Planning PyTorch Autonomous Driving Path Planning
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Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Amazon Robotics

$137k - $185k
North Reading, MA, USA 3d ago
Simulation
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Mechanical Engineer, Amazon Robotics (AR)

Amazon Robotics

$117k - $160k
North Reading, MA, USA 3d ago
Simulation
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2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Perception/Road Understanding, ML Engineer

Waymo

$85/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 3d ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Sensor Fusion PyTorch
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer(TLM), Driver Understanding and Evaluation

Waymo

$238k - $302k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 3d ago
Python Simulation Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning Autonomous Driving
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Sr. Robotics Applied Scientist

Amazon Robotics

$192k - $260k
Sunnyvale, CA, USA 3d ago
Python Simulation Reinforcement Learning Sensor Fusion Embedded Systems
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Staff Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing (R4968)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 3d ago
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Associate Engineer, Manufacturing

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 3d ago
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Simulation Engineer - Space

Helsing

€2,500/mo
Munich - Berlin 3d ago
C++ Python Simulation Real-Time Systems
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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.