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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Teleoperation Trainer (m/f/d)

Sereact

Germany Onsite 9w ago
Simulation
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Director, Avionics Engineering, V-BAT

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 9w ago
Simulation
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Senior Technical Program Manager - Vehicle Platform & Autonomy Integration

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 9w ago
Simulation Motion Planning Safety Systems
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Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5368)

Shield AI

Boston, MA, USA Onsite 9w ago
Motion Planning Control Theory
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Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5360)

Shield AI

Washington, DC, USA Onsite 9w ago
Motion Planning Control Theory Real-Time Systems
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Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5338)

Shield AI

Boston, MA, USA Onsite 9w ago
Motion Planning Control Theory
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Senior Software Engineer (Cleared) - Air Combat

Applied Intuition

Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA Onsite 9w ago
C++ Simulation Docker Linux
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Senior Mechanical Engineer

D-Fend Solutions

Raanana, Center District Onsite 9w ago
Simulation Radar
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Modeling and Simulation Engineer

Maven Robotics

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA 9w ago
Simulation Isaac Sim
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Senior Research Scientist - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA

$192k - $304k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 9w ago
Python TensorFlow PyTorch CUDA Autonomous Driving
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Contract Student Worker: Analyst (Full-time)

Zoox

$30/hr
Foster City, CA, USA Onsite 9w ago
Simulation
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UAS Operator & Flight Operations Technician (R5438)

Shield AI

Lviv, Ukraine Onsite 9w ago
Simulation
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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Sensor Cleaning

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 9w ago
LiDAR Camera Systems
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Research Scientist, Simulation

Dyna Robotics

Redwood City, CA, USA Onsite 9w ago
Simulation PyTorch Isaac Sim
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Software Engineer, Maps Infra

Aurora Innovation

$139k - $223k
Mountain View, CA, USA Hybrid 9w ago
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Senior Systems Engineer, Fail Operational Capabilities

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Onsite 9w ago
Safety Systems
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Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomous Systems Integration (R5507)

Shield AI

San Diego, CA, USA Onsite 9w ago
Simulation Embedded Systems
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Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)

Shield AI

San Diego, CA, USA Hybrid 9w ago
C++ Embedded Systems
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Senior Engineer, Architecture and Infrastructure Test (R5485)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 9w ago
Python Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Mechanical (R5482)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 9w ago
Simulation
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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.