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 Propulsion Design Engineer (R4641)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 3w ago
Python
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Staff Engineer, Fuel Systems (R5900)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 3w ago
Python Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Fuel Systems (R5900)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 3w ago
Python Simulation
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Staff Machine Learning Scientist/Engineer

Wayve

$370k - $419k
Sunnyvale, CA, USA 3w ago
Computer Vision Reinforcement Learning
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Machine Learning Engineer

Wayve

Japan 3w ago
C++ Python Simulation Deep Learning PyTorch
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer - AV Core

Wayve

London, United Kingdom 3w ago
Python Simulation PyTorch Autonomous Driving
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Staff ML Engineer Gaia

Wayve

London, United Kingdom 3w ago
Simulation PyTorch
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Senior Software Engineer, C++

Gatik AI

$180k - $260k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 3w ago
C++ Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Senior Simulation Integration Engineer

Gatik AI

$170k - $240k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 3w ago
Simulation ROS2 Autonomous Driving
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Senior Robotics Integration Engineer

Gatik AI

$170k - $250k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 3w ago
Sensor Fusion Autonomous Driving Path Planning
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Senior Research Engineer, Perception

Gatik AI

Mountain View, CA, USA 3w ago
Deep Learning Sensor Fusion LiDAR Radar Camera Systems
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Robotics Controls & Autonomy Intern - Robotics R&D

Johnson & Johnson MedTech

Santa Clara, CA, USA 3w ago
ROS C++ Embedded Systems Control Theory Real-Time Systems
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Humanoid Robot Learning Intern, Isaac Loco-Manipulation - 2027

NVIDIA

Shanghai, China 3w ago
C++ Python Simulation Reinforcement Learning PyTorch
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Senior Manager, Robotics Quality Assurance

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA, USA 3w ago
Python Simulation Isaac Sim
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Senior Software Engineer, Localization

Gatik AI

$180k - $250k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 3w ago
C++ Python Sensor Fusion LiDAR Localization
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Senior Software Engineer, Controls

Gatik AI

$180k - $250k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 3w ago
C++ Autonomous Driving MPC Real-Time Systems
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Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning

Gatik AI

$180k - $260k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 3w ago
Motion Planning Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Senior Behavior Planning Engineer

Gatik AI

$180k - $260k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 3w ago
C++ Motion Planning Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Robotics Engineer

Ludo Robotics

$98k - $305k
San Francisco, CA, USA 3w ago
ROS C++ Python Motion Planning SLAM
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AI Researcher - Perception

1X

$200k - $300k
San Carlos, CA, USA Onsite 3w ago
Computer Vision Deep Learning Sensor Fusion PyTorch Camera 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.