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 Research Scientist (m/f/d)

Sereact

Zurich, Switzerland Onsite 13w ago
Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch Transformers
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Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R6093)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 13w ago
Simulation
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Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Parallel Domain

Vancouver, BC, Canada Hybrid 13w ago
Python Simulation Docker Kubernetes
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Senior Solutions Architect, Embedded Physical AI

NVIDIA

$152k - $241k
Santa Clara, CA, USA + 1 more Remote 13w ago
LiDAR Camera Systems ROS2 Isaac Sim Embedded Systems
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Staff Perception Engineer – Robotics

Knightscope

$240k - $275k
Sunnyvale, CA, USA 13w ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion ROS2 LiDAR Point Clouds
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Staff Hardware Reliability Engineer - Sensors

Aurora Innovation

$181k - $262k
Mountain View, CA, USA 14w ago
Embedded Systems LiDAR Radar Camera Systems
Aurora Innovation logo

Senior System Test Engineer, Sensing Subsystem Test

Aurora Innovation

$115k - $166k
Pittsburgh, PA, USA 14w ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Software Engineer, Edge & Field Systems

Mind Robotics

Palo Alto Onsite 14w ago
Real-Time Systems
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Teamlead AI Engineering - RoboGym (human)

NEURA Robotics

München, DE, USA 14w ago
Python PyTorch Isaac Sim
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(Senior) Robotics AI Engineer – Training & Deployment (Physical AI) (human)

NEURA Robotics

München, DE, USA 14w ago
Simulation Isaac Sim
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Engineering Manager - Simulation and Verification

PlusAI

Santa Clara, CA, USA Onsite 14w ago
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Senior Software Engineer, Planning Infrastructure

Kodiak Robotics

$180k - $215k
Mountain View, CA, USA 14w ago
C++ Simulation Motion Planning Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer, Learned & Hybrid Behavior Planning

Kodiak Robotics

$240k - $265k
Mountain View, CA, USA 14w ago
C++ Python Motion Planning Autonomous Driving
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Staff Software Engineer, Behavior Planning

Kodiak Robotics

$240k - $265k
Mountain View, CA, USA 14w ago
C++ Motion Planning Autonomous Driving Path Planning
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Senior Software Engineer, Behavior Prediction- Planning

Kodiak Robotics

$170k - $210k
Mountain View, CA, USA 14w ago
C++ Python Autonomous Driving Path Planning
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Deployment

Kodiak Robotics

$200k - $265k
San Francisco Bay Area 14w ago
C++ Python Deep Learning TensorFlow PyTorch
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Simulation Environment

Genesis AI

Bay Area Onsite 14w ago
C++ Python Simulation Gazebo Isaac Sim
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Director of Software Engineering, Behaviors and Planning

Overland AI

$200k - $300k
Seattle, WA, USA 14w ago
Simulation Motion Planning Control Theory Path Planning
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Senior/Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Simulation Platform

Gatik AI

$170k - $240k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 14w ago
ROS Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Manager, Onboard Behavior Encoder

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 14w ago
Simulation Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning
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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.