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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Kodiak Robotics logo

Senior Autonomy Software Engineer, Calibration

Kodiak Robotics

$190k - $220k
Mountain View, CA, USA 1w ago
C++ Sensor Fusion LiDAR Point Clouds State Estimation
ANYbotics logo

Product Manager - Physical AI

ANYbotics

Zurich, Switzerland Hybrid 1w ago
Path Planning
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Staff Electrical Engineer, Hardware Test (R6121)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation Control Theory
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Lead Mechanical Engineer, Hardware Test (X-BAT)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
Amazon Robotics logo

Applied Scientist - Fleet Scheduling and Optimization, Amazon Robotics, Autonomous Mobility

Amazon Robotics

$142k - $193k
North Reading, MA, USA 2w ago
C++ Python Simulation
Applied Intuition logo

Software Engineer - Multi-Agent UAV Autonomy (Defense)

Applied Intuition

Seoul, South Korea Onsite 2w ago
Python Simulation Path Planning
Intrinsic logo

Full Stack Software Engineer - Factory Orchestration

Intrinsic

$147k - $200k
Mountain View, CA, USA 2w ago
Python Simulation
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Senior Engineer, HMS Simulation Framework (R6058)

Shield AI

Washington, DC, USA Onsite 2w ago
C++ Python Simulation Linux
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Product Engineer

Parallel Domain

Remote Remote 2w ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Autonomous Driving
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RF Engineer II (R6053)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, PCB Design (R6075)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 2w ago
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Senior Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (RX) (R5846)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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Propulsion Engineering Technician (R6045)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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Engineering Technician 4, Quality Assurance (R5977)

Shield AI

Remote Remote 2w ago
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Staff Technician, Electrical Engineering (R6076)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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Engineer II, Modelling and Simulation (R5712)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Hybrid 2w ago
C++ Python Simulation Docker Kubernetes
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Senior Engineer, System (R5708)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Onsite 2w ago
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Engineer I, Quality (R5976)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 2w ago
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Engineer I, PCB (R6065)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 2w ago
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Senior Engineer, System Integration Test (R6086)

Shield AI

San Diego, CA, USA Onsite 2w ago
ROS Python Simulation Linux Real-Time 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.