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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Engineer II, Mechanical (R5310)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 12w ago
Simulation
Applied Intuition logo

Senior Software Engineer - Perception

Applied Intuition

Tokyo, Japan Onsite 12w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Sensor Fusion LiDAR
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Senior Software Engineer, Behavior & Motion Planning

Kodiak Robotics

$185k - $245k
Mountain View, CA, USA 13w ago
C++ Motion Planning Autonomous Driving Path Planning Real-Time Systems
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Data Platform Engineer, Autonomy Analytics

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Onsite 13w ago
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Data Platform Engineer, Data Pipelines

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Onsite 13w ago
ROS Python ROS2 LiDAR Camera Systems
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Technical Lead - State Estimation

Overland AI

$200k - $260k
Seattle, WA, USA 13w ago
C++ SLAM Sensor Fusion Kalman Filters State Estimation
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Researcher, World Models

Menlo Research

Palo Alto Hybrid 13w ago
Simulation Computer Vision Sensor Fusion PyTorch
Bedrock Robotics logo

Software Engineer, Simulation

Bedrock Robotics

New York, NY, USA Hybrid 13w ago
C++ Simulation Gazebo Isaac Sim Unreal Engine
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Robotic Software Engineer, Perception

Applied Intuition

$175k - $250k
Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 13w ago
Python Sensor Fusion PyTorch Real-Time Systems
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Locomotion & Whole-Body Control Engineer - Humanoid (human)

NEURA Robotics

Zürich, Switzerland 13w ago
C++ Control Theory MPC Real-Time Systems
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Senior Supervisor, Engineering Technician (R5375)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 13w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Landing Gear Systems (RX) (R5372)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 13w ago
Control Theory
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Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Perception

Agtonomy

South San Francisco, CA, USA Hybrid 13w ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion PyTorch LiDAR Real-Time Systems
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Mechanical Engineer II, Systems Integration (R5344)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 13w ago
Simulation
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Senior Lab Technician (R5317)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 13w ago
Simulation
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Senior Manager, Quality – Development Programs (R5315)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 13w ago
Simulation
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Senior Reliability and Maintainability Engineer (R5301)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 13w ago
Simulation
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Senior Engineer, Avionics Thermal Engineering (R5298)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 13w ago
Simulation
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Software Engineer (SDS Hardware-in-the-Loop)

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 13w ago
ROS C++ Python Simulation Docker
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Robotics Applications Engineer

Stäubli

Staubli House Hadley Park East, Telford, United Kingdom Hybrid 13w 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.