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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Staff Tech Lead Software Engineer, Vehicle Realism Platform

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Machine Learning Engineer, Driver Refinement & Validation, Perception

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$175k - $215k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch Autonomous Driving
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Technical Program Manager - Onboard Systems, ML Modeling

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$159k - $196k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Simulation Computer Vision Sensor Fusion LiDAR Autonomous Driving
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Staff Tech Lead Manager, Machine Learning, Simulator Evaluation

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Python Simulation Deep Learning PyTorch Transformers
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Lead Development Technician

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$51 - $63/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Technical Lead Manager, Pullover Maneuvers

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Python Autonomous Driving
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Staff Android Engineer, In-Car Experience

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Embedded Systems Autonomous Driving
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Charging Automation Lead

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$190k - $234k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer, Mapping Data & Eval

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$213k - $263k
San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Computer Vision Autonomous Driving Mapping
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Predictive Planner, Systems Arch

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Python Motion Planning Deep Learning TensorFlow PyTorch
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Field Safety – Operations Performance

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$241k - $297k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Research Scientist, Map Scalability

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, U.S.A 6d ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer, Compute Software

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₹6.1M - ₹7.25M
Bangalore, Karnataka, India 6d ago
C++ Simulation Linux Embedded Systems Autonomous Driving
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Head of Industrial Design

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$323k - $399k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Staff Systems Engineer, Depot & Offhail Automation

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$230k - $284k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer, Fleet Optimization

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$251k - $310k
San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Python Autonomous Driving
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Vehicle Interaction & Behavior Policy ML

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Simulation PyTorch Autonomous Driving
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Multimodal Perception

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Deep Learning Sensor Fusion PyTorch LiDAR Camera Systems
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Senior Data Scientist, Simulation Capacity Optimization

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Python Simulation
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Principal Software Engineer, Post Training

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$349k - $431k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Simulation Deep Learning 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.