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 Software Engineer/ Tech Lead - Onboard Model Consolidation

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Autonomous Driving
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Silicon Emulation Engineer

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$175k - $215k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Python Simulation Linux Embedded Systems
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Senior Research Scientist, Perception

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 3 more 6d ago
Reinforcement Learning LiDAR Autonomous Driving
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Evaluation

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Python Simulation Deep Learning PyTorch
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Senior Software Engineer, ML/Eval Data Platforms & Infrastructure

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Senior Systems Engineer, Vehicle Body Control Systems

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$196k - $242k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Control Theory Safety Systems
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Senior Software Engineer, Simulator Orchestration

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Staff Research Scientist, Perception

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 3 more 6d ago
Python Deep Learning TensorFlow PyTorch LiDAR
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation

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£155k - £163k
London, United Kingdom 6d ago
Simulation Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Senior Systems Engineer, Vehicle Security

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$198k - $248k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Embedded Systems Autonomous Driving
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation

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£123k - £129k
London, United Kingdom 6d ago
Simulation Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Technical Lead Manager, Prediction, ML Evaluation

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Python Motion Planning Deep Learning TensorFlow
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Staff Field Quality Engineer

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$210k - $259k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Python Embedded Systems Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer, Quantitative Evaluations

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 2 more 6d ago
C++ Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Fleet Monitoring & Response

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$213k - $263k
San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Python Autonomous Driving
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Senior Staff Technical Lead Manager, In-Car Experience

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$298k - $368k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Autonomous Driving
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Staff Systems Engineer, Hardware Architecture

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$230k - $284k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Staff Tech Lead, ML Data Infrastructure and Inference Platform

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Software Engineer, Marketplace Logistic

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$175k - $215k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Real-Time Systems
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Staff Software Quality Safety Operations Specialist

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$190k - $234k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more Remote 6d ago
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.