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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Software Engineer - NEO Reliability

1X

$200k - $300k
San Carlos, CA, USA Onsite 10w ago
Python Simulation Linux Real-Time Systems
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Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Onsite 10w ago
Python Linux Camera Systems
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Staff Engineer, Quality Assurance (R5358)

Shield AI

Wichita, KS, USA Onsite 10w ago
Simulation
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Principal Tools Engineer, Simulation

1X

$190k - $280k
San Carlos, CA, USA Onsite 10w ago
C++ Python Simulation Unreal Engine Unity
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Software Engineer II, Vehicle Platform Integrations

Aurora Innovation

$126k - $201k
Pittsburgh, PA, USA 10w ago
C++ Linux Embedded Systems Control Theory Autonomous Driving
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Camera Pipeline and Image Quality Engineer

Bedrock Robotics

San Francisco, CA, USA Hybrid 10w ago
ROS2 Embedded Systems Camera Systems Real-Time Systems
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Senior Software Engineer, Controls (Simulation)

Kodiak Robotics

$190k - $260k
Mountain View, CA, USA 10w ago
C++ Simulation Control Theory
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Senior Software Engineer, Test

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Onsite 10w ago
Simulation Docker Real-Time Systems
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Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R5421)

Shield AI

Washington, DC, USA Onsite 10w ago
Computer Vision TensorFlow PyTorch
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Senior Software Engineer, Perception (R5420)

Shield AI

Washington, DC, USA Onsite 10w ago
Computer Vision TensorFlow PyTorch
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R4985)

Shield AI

Washington, DC, USA Onsite 10w ago
Computer Vision TensorFlow PyTorch
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Senior Build Engineer, CI/CD Efficiency

1X

$190k - $230k
San Carlos, CA, USA Onsite 10w ago
Python Simulation Docker Kubernetes Linux
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Staff Engineer, FPGA Design (R5347)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 10w ago
Embedded Systems FPGA Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Staff, Hardware Electrical Engineer

Kodiak Robotics

$190k - $230k
Mountain View, CA, USA 10w ago
Autonomous Driving
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Senior Autonomy Integration Engineer

Shield AI

London, United Kingdom Hybrid 10w ago
ROS C++ Python Simulation Sensor Fusion
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Senior/Staff Loads & Dynamics Engineer

1X

$207k - $253k
San Carlos, CA, USA Onsite 10w ago
Simulation
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Robotics Engineer - Singapore: AI Specialist

General Robotics

SGD82k - SGD220k
Singapore 10w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning SLAM Sensor Fusion
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Robotics Engineer - Singapore: Field Robotics Specialist

General Robotics

SGD82k - SGD220k
Singapore 10w ago
ROS C++ Python ROS2
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Machine Learning Intern

One Robot

San Francisco, CA, USA Onsite 11w ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision PyTorch
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Software Engineer, Fleet Simulation (Core Data Science)

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Onsite 11w ago
Python 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.