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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Full Vehicle Platform Architect

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$230k - $284k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer (TLM), Field Response

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Tokyo, Japan 6d ago
C++ Python Autonomous Driving Mapping
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Systems Engineering Lead, New Product Initiatives

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$272k - $336k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Python Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Python Simulation Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer (TLM), Driver Understanding and Evaluation

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£155k - £163k
London, United Kingdom 6d ago
Simulation Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Staff Silicon Product Engineer

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NT$5.2M - NT$6M
Taipei, Taiwan 6d ago
Embedded Systems Autonomous Driving
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Senior Staff Engineer, Agentic AI Engineering

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Simulation Autonomous Driving
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New Platform Enablement Manager (HW/Ops Design Excellence)

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$159k - $196k
San Francisco, CA, USA 6d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Training Delivery Manager (Fleet Maintenance & Validation TTT)

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$159k - $196k
San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Senior Program Manager - New Platform Validation Operations

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$190k - $234k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Staff Software Engineer - Simulation Realism

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Lead Diagnostic Technician

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Munich, Germany 6d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer, Fleet Response Infrastructure

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Sr. Staff Software Engineer, DUE Experience

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$298k - $368k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 3 more 6d ago
C++ Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Tech Lead, Fleet Response Infrastructure

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Realism

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Deep Learning Sensor Fusion
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Senior Technical Program Manager, Simulation

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$196k - $242k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Simulation PyTorch Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer, DUE Experience

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer, Compute Reliability

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ CUDA Embedded Systems Autonomous Driving
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Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, LLM/VLM Model Architecture & Optimization

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$298k - $368k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch Autonomous Driving Safety 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.