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
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Localization
Waabi
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Mapping
Waabi
Hardware Reliability Lab Engineer II (R5142)
Shield AI
Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure
FieldAI
Research Engineer, World Models
Waabi
Principal Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles and Physical AI Solutions
NVIDIA
QA Lead, Robotics
Dyna Robotics
Autonomy Lead
Skyways
Robotics Software Engineer, Robot Integrations
FieldAI
Sensor Sim - ML Engineer
Applied Intuition
Senior Manager, Software Test and Automation (R6080)
Shield AI
Platform Systems Engineer; Sensing and Perception, Maps and Localization
Waabi
Research Scientist, World Models
Waabi
Production Engineering Manager
Saronic
Research Scientist, Neural Reconstruction
Waabi
Staff Engineer, Mechanical Design - Launch and Recovery Systems (R4571)
Shield AI
Senior Data Scientist - Verification & Validation
Zoox
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - Verification And Validation
Zoox
Senior Software Engineer, Evaluation Infrastructure
Waabi
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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.