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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Staff Engineer, Ground Vehicle Advance Manufacturing

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Electromechanical Systems Advance Manufacturing (R5184)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Electrical System Advance Manufacturing (R5183)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 5w ago
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Digital Factory Lead (R5265)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Real-Time Systems
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Staff Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing - Special Projects (R4972)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Industrial

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Simulation
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Senior Staff Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Composite Advance Manufacturing

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Simulation
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Electrical Integration Engineer

Applied Intuition

Bangalore, India Onsite 5w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Equipment

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Python Simulation
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Research Scientist: Post-Training

Generalist AI

San Mateo, CA, USA + 1 more Onsite 5w ago
Reinforcement Learning
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Project Engineer/Manager

KUKA

TH 5w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Quality (R4840)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Simulation
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Production Technician

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Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 5w ago
Simulation
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Senior Staff Signal Processing Engineer

Aurora Innovation

$212k - $307k
Louisville, CO, USA Hybrid 5w ago
Python FPGA LiDAR
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ASV Operator

Saronic

Austin, TX, USA Onsite 5w ago
Radar Path Planning
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Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R5368)

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San Mateo, CA, USA Onsite 5w ago
ROS Motion Planning Reinforcement Learning Control Theory Path Planning
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R4587)

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San Mateo, CA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Motion Planning Reinforcement Learning Control Theory
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Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5395)

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San Mateo, CA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Motion Planning Docker Embedded Systems
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5402)

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San Mateo, CA, USA Onsite 5w ago
C++ Simulation Motion Planning Docker 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.