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 Robotic Foundation Model Engineer (human)

NEURA Robotics

Riederich, DE, USA 19w ago
Motion Planning PyTorch ROS2 Safety Systems
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Technical Program Manager, Mission Autonomy - V-BAT (R6151)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 20w ago
Simulation
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Director, Test Engineering - ACP Programs

Shield AI

Washington, DC, USA Onsite 20w ago
Simulation
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Engineer II, Systems Test (R5038)

Shield AI

Washington, DC, USA Onsite 20w ago
Python Simulation
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Senior Engineer, Systems Test (R5038)

Shield AI

Washington, DC, USA Onsite 20w ago
Python Simulation
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Robotics Application Engineer

Skild AI

$100k - $300k
Pittsburgh, San Mateo 20w ago
ROS C++ Python Simulation ROS2
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Senior Staff Engineer, GCS / Communications Systems (R5020)

Shield AI

San Diego, CA, USA Onsite 20w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Structural Designer (R4937)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 20w ago
Simulation
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Engineer II, Hydraulics (R4936)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 20w ago
Simulation
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Engineer II, Thermal Design and Analysis (R4934)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 20w ago
Simulation
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Engineer II, Mechanical Design (R4922)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 20w ago
Simulation
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Staff Mechanical Engineer, Systems Integration (R5902)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 20w ago
Simulation
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Senior Platform System Vehicle Test Engineer

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 20w ago
Python Simulation Linux Control Theory Autonomous Driving
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V-BAT Internal Training Instructor (R5031)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 20w ago
Simulation
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Propulsion Engineer, Fleet Support (R5005)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 20w ago
Simulation
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Thermal Design Engineer

Mind Robotics

Palo Alto Onsite 20w ago
Embedded Systems
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Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Robot Platform

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 20w ago
Simulation
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Senior Electrical Engineer

Dexmate

Fremont Office Onsite 20w ago
Simulation Embedded Systems Safety Systems
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Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer (R5009)

Shield AI

Wichita, KS, USA Onsite 21w ago
Simulation
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Flight Test Engineer (R5898)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 21w ago
Control Theory 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.