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 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
Gatik AI logo

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
Shield AI logo

Staff UAS Flight Test Operator - 5793

Shield AI

San Diego, CA, USA Onsite 3w ago
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Camera & Imaging Intern

Skydio

Tampere, Finland Hybrid 3w ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Linux Camera Systems
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Sr. Electrical Engineer

Carbon Robotics

$150k - $185k
Seattle, WA, USA 3w ago
Control Theory Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Robotics Engineer - Singapore: Foundation Model Training

General Robotics

Singapore 3w ago
Simulation Computer Vision Reinforcement Learning PyTorch Isaac Sim
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Manager - Model Evaluation

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 3w ago
Python Simulation Safety Systems
Shield AI logo

Senior Staff Engineer, Test Director (R5446)

Shield AI

Washington, DC, USA Onsite 3w ago
Simulation
Wayve logo

Staff / Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AV Core

Wayve

$311k - $389k
Sunnyvale, CA, USA 3w ago
Python Simulation PyTorch Transformers Autonomous Driving
Bedrock Robotics logo

Software Engineer, State Estimation & Localization

Bedrock Robotics

San Francisco, CA, USA Hybrid 3w ago
SLAM Sensor Fusion LiDAR State Estimation Localization
Shield AI logo

Staff Engineer, Propulsion (R5899)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 3w ago
Python Simulation
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Staff Software Engineer

Skyways

Austin, TX, USA Onsite 3w ago
C++ Python
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Senior Software Engineer

Skyways

Austin, TX, USA Onsite 3w ago
C++ Python
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Robotics Software Engineer - Grasping

Intrinsic

$147k - $208k
Mountain View, CA, USA 3w ago
C++ Python Motion Planning Control Theory
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Mobile Manipulator Engineer

Intrinsic

Singapore 3w ago
C++ Python Simulation Motion Planning
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Robotics Software Engineer - Grasping

Intrinsic

€128 - €131/hr
Munich, Germany 3w ago
C++ Python PyTorch
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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.