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 Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5200)

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Washington, DC, USA Onsite 17w ago
Simulation Motion Planning Docker Embedded Systems
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Engineer I, Electrical Integration & Test (R5136)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 18w ago
Python
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Senior Engineer, Sensor Integration (R5128)

Shield AI

United States Onsite 18w ago
Python Sensor Fusion Embedded Systems State Estimation Localization
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Senior Systems Test Software Engineer

Saronic

Austin, TX, USA Onsite 18w ago
ROS Simulation Sensor Fusion Safety Systems
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Lead, Electrical Engineering (R5116)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 18w ago
Embedded Systems FPGA
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Staff Forward Deployed Engineer (5021)

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London, United Kingdom Hybrid 18w ago
C++ Python
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Engineer II, Electrical (R5111)

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Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 18w ago
Embedded Systems
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Manager, Quality (R5120)

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Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 18w ago
Simulation
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Senior Staff Engineer, Software Autonomy (R5125)

Shield AI

New Delhi, India Onsite 18w ago
Reinforcement Learning
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Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Autonomous Test Fleet Data Strategy & Mileage Accumulation

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 18w ago
Simulation Safety Systems
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Contract Student Worker Automation & Behavioral Science Engineer

Zoox

$30/hr
Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 18w ago
Python
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Robotics Engineer (Simulation, Hardware & Deployment)

Metamorphic

$175k - $250k
Palo Alto Onsite 18w ago
ROS Python Simulation ROS2 Real-Time Systems
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ML Research Scientist (Embodied AI & Reinforcement Learning)

Metamorphic

$175k - $250k
Palo Alto Onsite 18w ago
Simulation Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning
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Senior Signal Integrity and EMC Engineer

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Onsite 18w ago
Simulation
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Computer Vision AI & ML Engineer

Skild AI

San Mateo, CA, USA 18w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Sensor Fusion PyTorch
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Software Embedded Applications Engineer (R5068)

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Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 18w ago
C++ Embedded Systems Real-Time Systems
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Senior Staff Engineer, Systems

Shield AI

Melbourne, Australia Onsite 18w ago
Simulation
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Senior Staff/ Principal Research Scientist – Dexterous Manipulation

XPENG

Shenzhen, China 18w ago
C++ Python Reinforcement Learning Docker Linux
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Staff Robotics Engineer / Tech Lead – Whole-Body Control & Robot Learning

XPENG

$215k - $364k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 18w ago
Simulation Motion Planning Reinforcement Learning Control Theory
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Senior Industrial Engineer

Zoox

Hayward, CA, USA Hybrid 18w 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.