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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Perception Engineer - Defense

Applied Intuition

SAN-Santa_Fe Onsite 3d ago
Python Sensor Fusion PyTorch Real-Time Systems
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Technical Program Manager, Robotics Solution Delivery

Intrinsic

$163k - $223k
Mountain View, CA, USA 3d ago
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ML Ops Engineer, Engineering Services

Knightscope

$180k - $210k
Sunnyvale, CA, USA 4d ago
Simulation Computer Vision
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Mechanical & Durability Test Engineer

Dexmate

Fremont Office Onsite 4d ago
Simulation
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Zip Motion Planning Intern (Summer 2027)

Zipline

South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
C++ Simulation Motion Planning
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Senior Embedded Software Validation Engineer - Avionics SW

Zipline

$160k - $250k
South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
C++ Python Simulation Linux Embedded Systems
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Flight Test Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

Zipline

South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Python Simulation
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Flight Test Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)

Zipline

South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Python Simulation
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Electrical Project Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

Zipline

$44/hr
South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
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Senior/Staff Systems Modeling Engineer, Electric Propulsion

Zipline

$180k - $255k
South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Python Simulation
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Aircraft Software Integration Intern (Summer 2027)

Zipline

$54/hr
South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Python Simulation Safety Systems
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Aircraft Software Integration Intern (Spring 2027)

Zipline

South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Python Simulation Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Electrical Project Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)

Zipline

$44/hr
South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Simulation
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Software Engineer, Airspace Platform

Zipline

South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Simulation Safety Systems
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Product Manager, Airspace Platform

Zipline

South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Simulation
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Embedded Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Zipline

$54/hr
South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
C++ Linux Embedded Systems Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Embedded Software Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)

Zipline

$54/hr
South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Linux Embedded Systems Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Senior Electrical Engineer, Ground Systems

Zipline

$185k - $245k
South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Embedded Systems
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Senior Power Electronics Engineer - Ground Systems

Zipline

$135k - $225k
South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Simulation
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Computational Physics Intern (Spring 2027)

Zipline

South San Francisco, CA, USA 5d ago
Python Simulation
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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.