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 Engineer, Software Autonomy Applications (R4987)

Shield AI

Seoul, South Korea Hybrid 21w ago
C++
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Sr Metrology Engineer (R4960)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 21w ago
Simulation
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Technician 4, Quality Engineering (R4959)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 21w ago
Python
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Forward Deployed Engineer (EMEA)

Applied Intuition

Munich, Bavaria, Germany Onsite 21w ago
ROS C++ Python Simulation
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Robotics Test Engineer II

Humanoid

London, United Kingdom Onsite 21w ago
Python Simulation ROS2 Gazebo Isaac Sim
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Staff Engineer, Field Quality (R4958)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 21w ago
Python
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Director of Production (R4782)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 21w ago
Simulation
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Senior Staff Engineer, ML Ops (R4941)

Shield AI

San Diego, CA, USA Onsite 21w ago
Simulation
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Senior Sensor Hardware Functional Safety Engineer

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 21w ago
Embedded Systems FPGA LiDAR Radar Camera Systems
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Senior / Staff Applied Scientist

Waabi

$146k - $280k
Toronto, ON, Canada Hybrid 21w ago
Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Applied Scientist

Waabi

$128k - $184k
Toronto, ON, Canada Hybrid 21w ago
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Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services

Zoox

San Diego, CA, USA Hybrid 21w ago
Localization Mapping
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Software Engineer - Planner Frameworks Pipeline

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 21w ago
Python Simulation Motion Planning Kubernetes Autonomous Driving
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PCB Design & Electrical Engineer (human)

NEURA Robotics

Riederich, DE, USA 21w ago
Embedded Systems
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Locomotion & Whole-Body Control Engineer (human)

NEURA Robotics

Riederich, DE, USA 21w ago
C++ MPC Real-Time Systems
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Tech Lead — Robot Systems & Integration (human)

NEURA Robotics

Riederich, DE, USA 21w ago
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Embedded & Firmware Engineer (human)

NEURA Robotics

Riederich, DE, USA 21w ago
C++ ROS2 Linux Embedded Systems Safety Systems
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Sensor Systems Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles (Federal)

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Onsite 21w ago
ROS Embedded Systems LiDAR Camera Systems Autonomous Driving
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Mechanical Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles (Federal)

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Onsite 21w ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving
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Senior Engineer, Software Systems (R4903)

Shield AI

United States Onsite 22w ago
C++ Python
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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.