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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CAE Engineer - Safety occupant

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 2d ago
Python Simulation Autonomous Driving
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2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Software Engineer, Simulation

Waymo

$85/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 2d ago
Python Simulation Deep Learning TensorFlow Transformers
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Software Quality Operations Specialist - Australia/Canada

Waymo

£97k - £105k
London, United Kingdom 2d ago
Autonomous Driving Localization
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Software Engineer, Performance Engineering Optimization

Aurora Innovation

$116k - $174k
Mountain View, CA, USA Hybrid 2d ago
C++ Python Simulation Linux Real-Time Systems
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer - 3D Reconstruction

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 2d ago
C++ Simulation Computer Vision PyTorch CUDA
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Generative Models

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 2d ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Deep Learning PyTorch
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Senior Software Engineer - Neural Simulation

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 2d ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Docker Kubernetes
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Software Engineer - Neural Simulation

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 2d ago
Python Simulation Docker Kubernetes
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Senior Electrical Engineer, Motor Control, Fauna

Amazon Robotics

$157k - $212k
US, NY, New York 2d ago
Embedded Systems Control Theory Real-Time Systems
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Program Manager, Mapping Operations

Waymo

₹1.8M - ₹2.14M
Hyderabad, Telangana, India 2d ago
LiDAR Camera Systems Autonomous Driving Mapping
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Senior, ML Engineer - Tracking

Torc Robotics

$177k - $212k
Remote - US Remote 2d ago
C++ Sensor Fusion PyTorch Autonomous Driving State Estimation
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Sr Gear Engineer, Amazon Robotics

Amazon Robotics

Munich, Bavaria, Germany 2d ago
Control Theory
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2027 Stanford Career Fair Internship Position

XPENG

Santa Clara, CA, USA 2d ago
Simulation Reinforcement Learning Autonomous Driving
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2027 Stanford Career Fair Full-Time Position

XPENG

Santa Clara, CA, USA 2d ago
Simulation Reinforcement Learning Autonomous Driving
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Mechanical Engineer Internship, Robotics Hardware

FieldAI

Boston, MA, USA Onsite 2d ago
ROS Linux LiDAR Camera Systems
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Software Engineering Manager, Simulation Platforms (Active TS Clearance)

Anduril

$220k - $330k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA + 1 more 2d ago
Simulation Real-Time Systems
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Mission Software Infrastructure Engineer, Active Clearance

Anduril

$166k - $220k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA + 2 more 2d ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Kubernetes
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Senior Mechatronics Engineer

Anduril

$146k - $194k
Costa Mesa, CA, USA 2d ago
Computer Vision Sensor Fusion Embedded Systems Control Theory
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Senior Principal Robotics & AMR Automation Platforms Engineer

Medtronic

$178k - $267k
Fridley, MN, USA 2d ago
Simulation Motion Planning Path Planning
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2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Perception, Evaluation

Waymo

$70/hr
Mountain View, CA, USA 2d ago
C++ Python Autonomous Driving
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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.