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, Autonomy Capabilities (R5339)

Shield AI

San Mateo, CA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Motion Planning Reinforcement Learning Control Theory
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Robotics Algorithm Engineer (Packing Algorithm & Optimization)

Mujin

Tokyo, Japan Hybrid 5w ago
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Summer 2027 - Electrical Engineering Co-op (June 2027)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 5w ago
Simulation
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Summer 2027 - Electrical Engineering Intern

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 5w ago
Python
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Embedded Software Engineer - Drive Systems

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 5w ago
C++ Embedded Systems Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Senior Staff / Principal Software Engineer - Freeway Autonomy

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 5w ago
C++ Motion Planning Autonomous Driving
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Software Engineer, Rust

Helsing

Washington, DC, USA 5w ago
Simulation Sensor Fusion Embedded Systems Real-Time Systems
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Machine Learning Engineer, Detection and Tracking

Helsing

Washington, DC, USA 5w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch
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Robotic Hardware Engineer - Defense

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 5w ago
Simulation Embedded Systems Control Theory Real-Time Systems
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AI Intern – Vision-Language-Action (VLA) & Data

RIVR

Zurich, Switzerland Onsite 5w ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Deep Learning Sensor Fusion
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Robotics Software Internship, Manipulation

Persona AI

Houston, TX, USA 6w ago
ROS C++ Python Computer Vision Motion Planning
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Robot System Testing Engineer

Maven Robotics

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA 6w ago
C++ Python Simulation ROS2 Gazebo
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Senior Software Engineer - Mapping Web

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 6w ago
Simulation Mapping
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[Ludo Robotics] AI/ML Research Engineer (Robotics) (2년 이상)

Ludo Robotics

Seoul, South Korea 6w ago
ROS C++ Python SLAM Isaac Sim
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Summer 2027 - Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 6w ago
Simulation
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Electrical Controls Engineer, Optimus

Tesla

Austin, TX, USA 6w ago
Simulation Real-Time Systems
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Staff Firmware Software Development Engineer, AI Hardware

Tesla

Austin, TX, USA 6w ago
C++ Linux Embedded Systems FPGA Safety Systems
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Robotics Simulation Engineer, Infrastructure Optimisation for Physics Simulation Engines

Tesla

East Attica Regional Unit, GR 6w ago
C++ Python CUDA Isaac Sim Docker
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Robotics Controls Engineer, Geartrain Manufacturing, Optimus (m/w/d)

Tesla

Holzgerlingen, BW, Germany 6w ago
Python Safety Systems
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(Senior) Robotics Engineer, Body (m/w/d) - Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg

Tesla

Brandenburg, DE, USA 6w ago
ROS C++ Python 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.