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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Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Fleet Orchestration, TLM

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$298k - $368k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer, Chassis

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Warsaw, Poland 6d ago
C++ Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer, Driver Validation

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Warsaw, Poland 6d ago
C++ Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer, Speciality PUDO

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Warsaw, Poland 6d ago
C++ Python Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Senior Safety Researcher, Computational Behavior Modeling

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£113k - £119k
London, England, United Kingdom 6d ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer, Booking

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Autonomous Driving
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Market Operations Lead - San Francisco

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$190k - $234k
San Francisco, CA, USA 6d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Program Manager - Vehicle Recovery, Safety, & Logistics

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£92k - £96k
London, England, United Kingdom 6d ago
Autonomous Driving Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Runtime and Serving

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Python Deep Learning CUDA Autonomous Driving
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Principal Software Engineer, Onboard Field Response

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$349k - $431k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Platforms C++

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Embedded Systems Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Hardware Engineer, LIDAR Performance Validation

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$159k - $196k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
LiDAR
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NPI Technical Program Manager

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$230k - $284k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Autonomous Driving
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Software Engineer, Pipeline and Test Health

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Technical Program Manager, Systems Engineering

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$159k - $196k
San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Tech Lead, Labeling Automation

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Python Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Performance

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NT$3.8M - NT$4.37M
Taipei, Taiwan + 1 more 6d ago
Python Autonomous Driving
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Software Engineer, Machine Learning Tooling

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NT$2.6M - NT$3.15M
Taipei, Taiwan + 1 more 6d ago
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Tech Lead Manager ML Optimization

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$298k - $378k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
TensorFlow Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer, Configuration & Experiments

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$175k - $215k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 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.