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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Electrical Engineer - Motor Design, Optimus

Tesla

Athens, Attiki, GR 6w ago
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Principal Mechatronics Engineer

Outrider

$170k - $200k
Henderson, CO, USA 6w ago
Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning

PlusAI

Santa Clara, CA, USA Hybrid 6w ago
ROS C++ Motion Planning Path Planning Safety Systems
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Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Reinforcement Learning), Motion Planning

PlusAI

Santa Clara, CA, USA Hybrid 6w ago
C++ Python Simulation Motion Planning Reinforcement Learning
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Staff Engineer, Perception (R5611)

Shield AI

London, United Kingdom Hybrid 6w ago
ROS C++ Python Simulation Embedded Systems
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Software Engineer - Simulation, Game Engine & World Systems (Autonomy)

Applied Intuition

Ann Arbor, MI, USA Onsite 6w ago
C++ Simulation Sensor Fusion Path Planning Mapping
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Test and Evaluation Engineer

Helsing

Washington, DC, USA 6w ago
C++ Python Simulation LiDAR
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Working Student (m/f/d) – Hardware Testing & Validation

RobCo

Munich, Bavaria, Germany Onsite 6w ago
Python Embedded Systems
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Linux Kernel Engineer, Tesla AI, Seoul, Korea

Tesla

Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea 6w ago
Linux Camera Systems
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Optimus Engineering Internship

Tesla

Athens, Attiki, GR 6w ago
Python
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Optimus Motor Design Internship

Tesla

Athens, Attiki, GR 6w ago
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Powertrain Modeling Engineer, Optimus

Tesla

Athens, GR 6w ago
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Robotics Electrical Engineer, Geartrain Manufacturing, Optimus (m/w/d)

Tesla

Holzgerlingen, BW, Germany 6w ago
Safety Systems
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Robotics Manufacturing Engineer, Line Design, Geartrain (m/w/d)

Tesla

Holzgerlingen, BW, Germany 6w ago
Simulation
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Robotics Mechanical Equipment Design Engineer, Optimus Geartrain Manufacturing (m/w/d)

Tesla

Holzgerlingen, BW, Germany 6w ago
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Robotics CAE Engineer, Optimus (m/w/d)

Tesla

Holzgerlingen, BW, Germany 6w ago
Python Simulation
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Robotics Geartrain Manufacturing Engineer, Optimus Actuators (m/w/d)

Tesla

Holzgerlingen, BW, Germany 6w ago
Control Theory
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Test Engineer, Self-Driving

Tesla

Austin, TX, USA 6w ago
C++ Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Senior Motor Design Engineer, Optimus

Tesla

East Attica Regional Unit, GR 6w ago
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Staff Robotics Software & Systems Architecture (m/w/d) - Gigafactory Berlin Brandenburg

Tesla

Brandenburg, DE, USA 6w ago
C++ SLAM ROS2 Linux State Estimation
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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.