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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Controls System Engineer

Saronic

Franklin, LA, USA Onsite 26w ago
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Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Localization

Waabi

$141k - $242k
San Francisco, CA, USA Hybrid 27w ago
C++ SLAM Sensor Fusion LiDAR State Estimation
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Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Mapping

Waabi

$141k - $242k
San Francisco, CA, USA Hybrid 27w ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Deep Learning Autonomous Driving
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Hardware Reliability Lab Engineer II (R5142)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 27w ago
Python
FieldAI logo

Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Hybrid 27w ago
Python Simulation Docker Linux
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Research Engineer, World Models

Waabi

$155k - $269k
Toronto, ON, Canada Hybrid 27w ago
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Principal Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles and Physical AI Solutions

NVIDIA

Tokyo, Japan 27w ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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QA Lead, Robotics

Dyna Robotics

Redwood City, CA, USA Onsite 27w ago
Python Simulation Gazebo Docker Kubernetes
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Autonomy Lead

Skyways

Austin, TX, USA Onsite 27w ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Motion Planning State Estimation
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Robotics Software Engineer, Robot Integrations

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Onsite 27w ago
ROS Simulation ROS2 Control Theory State Estimation
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Sensor Sim - ML Engineer

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 28w ago
LiDAR Radar Camera Systems
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Senior Manager, Software Test and Automation (R6080)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 28w ago
ROS Simulation ROS2 Gazebo Embedded Systems
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Platform Systems Engineer; Sensing and Perception, Maps and Localization

Waabi

$147k - $291k
Phoenix, AZ, USA Onsite 28w ago
C++ Python Simulation SLAM Sensor Fusion
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Research Scientist, World Models

Waabi

$155k - $269k
Toronto, ON, Canada Hybrid 28w ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision PyTorch
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Production Engineering Manager

Saronic

Brownsville, TX, USA Onsite 28w ago
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Research Scientist, Neural Reconstruction

Waabi

$155k - $269k
Toronto, ON, Canada Hybrid 28w ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision PyTorch
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Staff Engineer, Mechanical Design - Launch and Recovery Systems (R4571)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 28w ago
Control Theory
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Senior Data Scientist - Verification & Validation

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 28w ago
Python Simulation Safety Systems
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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - Verification And Validation

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 28w ago
C++ Python Simulation Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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Senior Software Engineer, Evaluation Infrastructure

Waabi

$127k - $223k
Toronto, ON, Canada Hybrid 28w ago
Python Simulation 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.