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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System Safety Engineer, Operations & Fleet Response

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$196k - $248k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 3 more 6d ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Software Engineer, Vehicle Platforms C++

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$170k - $216k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Embedded Systems Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Sr Software Engineer, Android Automotive

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$204k - $259k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Linux Embedded Systems Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Senior Staff TLM, Data Mining and Sampling for ML and Evaluation

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$281k - $356k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 2 more 6d ago
Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Maneuvering Tech

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 2 more 6d ago
C++ Motion Planning Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Staff Tech Lead, Machine Learning Engineer, Perception

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Software Quality Operations Specialist, Domain Expansion

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$120k - $151k
Remote, US Remote 6d ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Software Engineer, Perception Scaling Evaluation

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$175k - $215k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Simulation LiDAR Camera Systems Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer, Simulator Platform

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Simulation LiDAR Camera Systems Autonomous Driving
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Senior Staff ML Engineer, Driver Understanding and Evaluation

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$281k - $356k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Python Simulation Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning Autonomous Driving
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Embedded Software Technical Lead & Manager, Simulation

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$281k - $356k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Simulation Real-Time Systems
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Mapping

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$251k - $310k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Computer Vision Deep Learning TensorFlow PyTorch Autonomous Driving
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Computer Vision/VLM

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Computer Vision Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning Autonomous Driving
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Tech Lead Manager- Onboard Software Performance

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$238k - $302k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Perception Machine Learning Engineer

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$170k - $216k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Sensor Fusion Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer - Multiverse

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
C++ Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer, Training Efficiency

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$238k - $302k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Python TensorFlow Autonomous Driving
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Staff Technical Lead Manager, ML Sensor Validation

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$238k - $302k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
LiDAR Camera Systems Autonomous Driving
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Senior Software Engineer, ML Evaluation Infra and Efficiency

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$238k - $302k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Deep Learning TensorFlow Autonomous Driving
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Senior/Staff ML Engineer, 3D/4D World Modeling, Simulation

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$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Simulation Computer Vision Deep Learning LiDAR
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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.