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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Senior Engineer, Structural Analyst (R6027)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 2w ago
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Senior Engineer, Reliability (R5950)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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Staff Electrical Engineer (R5988)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 2w ago
Embedded Systems FPGA
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Staff Engineer, M&P (R6072)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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Field Service Representative (R5748)

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Taipei, Taiwan Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Flight Test (R6064)

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Washington, DC, USA Onsite 2w ago
Real-Time Systems
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Staff Engineer, System Test Network (R6030)

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Washington, DC, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation Linux Real-Time Systems
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Senior V-BAT Air Vehicle Operator, Demonstration (R5505)

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Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 2w ago
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Principal Machine Learning Engineer GAIA

Wayve

London, United Kingdom 2w ago
Simulation PyTorch
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Controls Engineer (Robotics)

Tutor Intelligence

Watertown, MA, USA Onsite 2w ago
C++ Linux Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Perception Engineer, Robot Safety

Tutor Intelligence

Watertown, MA, USA Onsite 2w ago
C++ Python Sensor Fusion LiDAR Safety Systems
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Simulation, Sim to Real (Internship Program)

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Onsite 2w ago
C++ Python Simulation ROS2 Gazebo
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Staff Engineer, Integration (R6009)

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Washington, DC, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation Linux Embedded Systems Camera Systems
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HIL and Infrastructure Lab Technician (R6008)

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Washington, DC, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation Real-Time Systems
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2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 2w ago
C++ Deep Learning Autonomous Driving Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Robotics Software Engineer - Grasping

Intrinsic

Zurich, Switzerland 2w ago
C++ Python Motion Planning Control Theory
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Staff Engineer, Electromechanical (R6043)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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Forward Deployed Engineer II (5951)

Shield AI

London, United Kingdom Hybrid 2w ago
C++ Python Simulation
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (5961)

Shield AI

London, United Kingdom Hybrid 2w ago
C++ Python Simulation
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Simulation Engineer

Helsing

Munich - Berlin - London - Paris - Warsaw - Tallinn 2w ago
Simulation Unity 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.