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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Controls Engineer

Wayve

London, United Kingdom 4w ago
C++ Motion Planning Control Theory MPC Safety Systems
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ADAS Feature Engineer

Wayve

Tokyo, Japan 4w ago
C++ Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Robotics Engineer - Humanoids focus

General Robotics

Redmond, WA, USA 4w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning PyTorch
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Robotics Engineer - Manipulation focus

General Robotics

Redmond, WA, USA 4w ago
Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning PyTorch Isaac Sim
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Senior Robotics Systems Engineer — Sim-to-Real

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA, USA 4w ago
ROS C++ Python Simulation ROS2
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Senior Software Engineer, AV Planner - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA, USA 4w ago
C++ Computer Vision Motion Planning Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Senior Sensor Fusion Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA, USA + 3 more Remote 4w ago
Sensor Fusion LiDAR Radar Camera Systems Autonomous Driving
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Senior RF Design Engineer

Skydio

$206k - $271k
San Mateo, CA, USA Onsite 4w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Software Test (R5836)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Hybrid 4w ago
Python Simulation Linux
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Senior Engineer, Test (R5833)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Hybrid 4w ago
Python Simulation Linux
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Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy (R5837)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Onsite 4w ago
C++ Motion Planning Sensor Fusion Path Planning State Estimation
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Summer 2027 - Software Engineer Intern

Shield AI

San Diego, CA, USA Onsite 4w ago
C++ Python Deep Learning Sensor Fusion Embedded Systems
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Staff Engineer, Modelling and Simulation (R5700)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Hybrid 4w ago
C++ Python Simulation Docker Kubernetes
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Senior Engineer, Autonomy (R5685)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Onsite 4w ago
C++ Motion Planning Sensor Fusion Path Planning State Estimation
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Staff Engineer, Autonomy (R5681)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Hybrid 4w ago
C++ Sensor Fusion Path Planning State Estimation Real-Time Systems
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Staff Deep Learning Engineer (R5677)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Onsite 4w ago
Computer Vision Deep Learning TensorFlow PyTorch Transformers
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Senior Staff Deep Learning Engineer (R5675)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Onsite 4w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning TensorFlow PyTorch
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Senior Engineer, C++ Software (R5848)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Onsite 4w ago
C++ Linux Embedded Systems
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Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Linux Platform (R5718)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Onsite 4w ago
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Software Engineer C++ (R5716)

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Onsite 4w ago
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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.