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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Senior C++ Engineer – Foundations (R6023)

Shield AI

San Diego, CA, USA Onsite 6d ago
C++ ROS2 Linux Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Integration Lead (R6159)

Shield AI

San Diego, CA, USA Onsite 6d ago
C++ Python Linux Real-Time Systems
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Staff Engineer, Thermal Engineering (R6172)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 6d ago
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Technician II, Test (R6165)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 6d ago
Simulation
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Infra), Driver Understanding and Evaluation

Waymo

$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Simulation TensorFlow PyTorch Autonomous Driving
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Technical Lead Manager, Risk Aware Planning

Nuro

$235k - $352k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Motion Planning Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Technical Program Management, Service Quality

Waymo

$230k - $284k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Operations Controller

Waymo

$226k - $278k
Tempe, AZ, USA 6d ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Technical Program Manager, Commercialization - Expansion

Waymo

$196k - $242k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Autonomous Driving Mapping
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Director, Systems Integration, Diagnostics

Waymo

$323k - $399k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer, Chassis

Waymo

$213k - $263k
San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Silicon Emulation Engineer

Waymo

NT$2.6M - NT$2.99M
Taipei, Taiwan + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Python Simulation Linux Embedded Systems
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Product Quality Engineer, Automotive Sensors

Waymo

$210k - $259k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Radar Camera Systems Autonomous Driving
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Technical Lead Manager, Collision Avoidance Testing

Waymo

$230k - $284k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Python Simulation Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Senior Systems Integration Engineer

Waymo

$196k - $242k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Python Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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System Safety Engineer, Strategic Programs & Integration

Waymo

$241k - $297k
Mountain View, WA, USA 6d ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Product Quality Engineer, Vehicle Systems

Waymo

$210k - $259k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Embedded Systems Autonomous Driving
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Research Scientist, World Model Post-Training

Waymo

$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 2 more 6d ago
Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning TensorFlow Autonomous Driving
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Proving Ground Technician Manager

Waymo

$130k - $137k
Tempe, AZ, USA 6d ago
Simulation Embedded Systems Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer, Mission Planning

Waymo

Warsaw, Poland 6d ago
C++ 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.