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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Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)

Shield AI

United States Hybrid 14w ago
C++ Python
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Manager, Engineering - Software Integration (R5237)

Shield AI

San Diego, CA, USA Onsite 14w ago
ROS C++ Python Simulation
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Senior Controls Engineer

Watney Robotics

San Francisco, CA, USA Onsite 14w ago
SLAM Path Planning PID Control MPC Real-Time Systems
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Mechanical Design Engineer, Hands Thermal Systems

1X

$175k - $253k
San Carlos, CA, USA Onsite 14w ago
Embedded Systems
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Computer Vision AI & ML Engineer

Skild AI

Bengaluru, India 14w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Sensor Fusion PyTorch
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Senior Software Engineer - Simulation Orchestration

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 14w ago
Simulation Kubernetes
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Software Engineer - Controls

Applied Intuition

Tokyo, Japan Onsite 14w ago
C++ Path Planning MPC
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Senior Software Engineer - Planning

Applied Intuition

Tokyo, Japan Onsite 14w ago
C++ Simulation Motion Planning Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Software Engineer - Autonomy

Applied Intuition

Tokyo, Japan Onsite 14w ago
C++ Sensor Fusion LiDAR Autonomous Driving Real-Time Systems
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Senior Vibrations Test Engineer (R5091)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 14w ago
Simulation
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Wild Card

Menlo Research

Singapore Hybrid 14w ago
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Robot Learning Intern

Dexmate

Singapore Office Onsite 14w ago
Computer Vision Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning PyTorch Isaac Sim
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Robot Learning Engineer

Dexmate

Singapore Office Onsite 14w ago
Simulation Reinforcement Learning PyTorch Real-Time Systems
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Robotics Systems Engineer

Dexmate

Singapore Office Onsite 14w ago
C++ Python Isaac Sim Embedded Systems Real-Time Systems
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Robotics Engineer, Humanoid System Integration

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Onsite 15w ago
ROS ROS2 Linux
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Senior Energy Engineer

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Onsite 15w ago
C++ Python Simulation
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Senior CAE Engineer

Dexmate

Fremont Office Onsite 15w ago
Python Simulation
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Reliability Engineer, Hardware

Bedrock Robotics

San Francisco, CA, USA Hybrid 15w ago
Python Safety Systems
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Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Simulation & Evaluation

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Onsite 15w ago
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Humanoid Engineer, Manipulation

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Onsite 15w ago
ROS C++ Python Motion Planning ROS2
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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.