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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Staff AI Engineer - Robot Learning (Navigation)

Humanoid

London, United Kingdom Onsite 18w ago
PyTorch Transformers Path Planning
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Robot Platform Engineer (human)

NEURA Robotics

Riederich, DE, USA 18w ago
C++ ROS2 Isaac Sim State Estimation Real-Time Systems
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Robot Platform Engineer (human)

NEURA Robotics

München, DE, USA 18w ago
C++ ROS2 Isaac Sim State Estimation Real-Time Systems
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Robot Client SDK Engineer (human)

NEURA Robotics

Riederich, DE, USA 18w ago
C++ Python Simulation ROS2
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Manager, Propulsion (Fuel System) (R5088)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 19w ago
Simulation
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Manager, Propulsion (Test) (R5089)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 19w ago
Python Safety Systems
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Manager, Propulsion (Systems & Components) (R5087)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 19w ago
Simulation
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Manager, Propulsion (Engine) (R5086)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 19w ago
Control Theory
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Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Onsite 19w ago
Python PyTorch Autonomous Driving
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Senior Engineer, Electrical - Fleet Support (R5080)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 19w ago
Simulation
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Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (R4955)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 19w ago
Simulation
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Engineer II, Structural Analysis (R5166)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 19w ago
Python
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Group Lead AI Engineering (human)

NEURA Robotics

Riederich, DE, USA 19w ago
Python PyTorch
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Software Engineer - Cloud Simulation & Full-Stack

Skydio

Zurich, Switzerland Hybrid 19w ago
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Software Engineer - Autonomy Infrastructure, Systems and Tools

Skydio

Zurich, Switzerland Hybrid 19w ago
C++ Python Simulation Real-Time Systems
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Software Engineer - Simulation & Robotics

Skydio

Zurich, Switzerland Hybrid 19w ago
C++ Python Simulation Real-Time Systems
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Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning

Skydio

Zurich, Switzerland Hybrid 19w ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch
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Senior Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning

Skydio

Zurich, Switzerland Hybrid 19w ago
Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Real-Time Systems
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Software Engineer, Simulation

PlusAI

Santa Clara, CA, USA Hybrid 19w ago
C++ Python Simulation Motion Planning Transformers
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Robotics Engineer - Navigation focus

General Robotics

Redmond, WA, USA 19w ago
Python SLAM Sensor Fusion Path Planning
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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.