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, Sustaining (R6024)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Safety Research, Human Behavior Analytics

Waymo

$85/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 2w ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving
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2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS, Embedded, Software Engineer

Waymo

$60/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 2w ago
C++ Linux Embedded Systems Control Theory Safety Systems
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Staff Engineer, Aircraft Thermal Systems (RX) (R6002)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 2w ago
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Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Control Actuation Systems (RX) (R5999)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 2w ago
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Senior Staff Engineer, Actuation Systems Architecture & Design (RX) (R6003)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Actuated Systems (RX) (R6001)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Fluid and Mechanical Systems (RX) (R6000)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 2w ago
Simulation
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Research Scientist, Wayve Labs

Wayve

Vancouver 2w ago
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Staff Research Scientist, Reinforce Learning

Wayve

London, United Kingdom 2w ago
Python Computer Vision Reinforcement Learning SLAM PyTorch
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Research Scientist, Wayve Labs

Wayve

London, United Kingdom 2w ago
Python Computer Vision Reinforcement Learning SLAM PyTorch
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Research Scientist, Wayve Labs

Wayve

$230k - $380k
Sunnyvale, CA, USA 2w ago
Python Computer Vision Reinforcement Learning SLAM PyTorch
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Platform Engineer - Build & CI

Humanoid

London, United Kingdom Onsite 2w ago
ROS ROS2 Kubernetes Embedded Systems
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Vehicle Performance Modelling Engineer

Wayve

London, United Kingdom 2w ago
C++ Python Simulation Control Theory
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Robotics Engineer (Universal Robots, India)

Universal Robots

Bangalore, IN, USA 2w ago
C++ Python Simulation ROS2 Docker
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Senior Robotics Engineer (Universal Robots, India)

Universal Robots

Bangalore, IN, USA 2w ago
ROS C++ Python Simulation Embedded Systems
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Software Engineer, AI Platform - New Grad

Nuro

$153k - $176k
Mountain View, CA, USA 2w ago
Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon Robotics - Vulcan

Amazon Robotics

$167k - $226k
Seattle, WA, USA 2w ago
C++ Python Simulation Motion Planning Reinforcement Learning
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Applied Scientist - ML and Robotics

Amazon Robotics

$142k - $193k
North Reading, MA, USA 2w ago
Python Motion Planning Real-Time Systems
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Engineering Manager, Software Core Connectivity

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Onsite 2w ago
C++ Simulation Embedded 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.