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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Machine Learning Engineer / Applied Scientist, Prediction & Planning

Waymo

$175k - $215k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Motion Planning Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning Autonomous Driving
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Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Realism

Waymo

$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Simulation Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Machine Learning Engineer, Prediction & Planning

Waymo

$175k - $215k
Mountain View, CA, USA + 1 more 6d ago
Python Motion Planning Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning TensorFlow
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Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Realism

Waymo

$213k - $263k
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Simulation Reinforcement Learning Autonomous Driving
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Vehicle Controls - Technical Lead

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 6d ago
Control Theory MPC Safety Systems
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Software Engineer - Low Speed Motion Planning & Control

Applied Intuition

$125k - $232k
Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 6d ago
C++ Motion Planning Control Theory Path Planning MPC
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2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, World Action Model

Waymo

$85/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
Python Simulation Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning TensorFlow
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2027 Internship Behavior ML Engineer, Learned Manipulation Policies

Bedrock Robotics

San Francisco, CA, USA Onsite 6d ago
Python Simulation Reinforcement Learning PyTorch
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Senior Applied Scientist

Amazon Robotics

$167k - $226k
N.reading, MA, USA 6d ago
ROS Python Deep Learning Control Theory
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Mechanical Engineering Hardware Development Manager, Mobile Robotics

Amazon Robotics

$151k - $204k
North Reading, MA, USA 6d ago
Simulation
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Applied Scientist II - Robotics Simulation, Amazon Robotics R&D

Amazon Robotics

$171k - $222k
Westboro, MA, USA 6d ago
Simulation Reinforcement Learning ROS2 Isaac Sim
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2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, AI-driven ML Performance Engineering Intern

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 6d ago
C++ Python CUDA Transformers
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Senior Manager, Simulation Engineering

Symbotic

$180k - $247k
USA Wilmington, MA - HQ 1w ago
Simulation
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Staff Robotics Simulation Engineer, Hardware

Boston Dynamics

$135k - $167k
Waltham, MA, USA 1w ago
Python Simulation
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Lead Machine Learning Engineer

AeroVironment

$158k - $241k
Centreville, VA, USA 1w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch Linux
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Machine Learning Engineer

AeroVironment

$102k - $155k
Centreville, VA, USA + 1 more 1w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch CUDA
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

AeroVironment

$129k - $197k
Centreville, VA, USA 1w ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch
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Lead Machine Learning Engineer

AeroVironment

$158k - $241k
Centreville, VA, USA 1w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch Linux
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

AeroVironment

$129k - $197k
Centreville, VA, USA 1w ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

AeroVironment

$129k - $197k
Centreville, VA, USA 1w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch CUDA
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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.