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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Manager, Software - Perception (R3770)

Shield AI

Washington, DC, USA Onsite 28w ago
Simulation Deep Learning Sensor Fusion State Estimation Real-Time Systems
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Staff Engineer, Quality (R5512)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 28w ago
Simulation
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Senior / Staff Software Engineer, ML Datasets & Data Pipelines

Waabi

$148k - $260k
Toronto, ON, Canada Hybrid 28w ago
Python Deep Learning TensorFlow PyTorch LiDAR
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Research Scientist, Simulation Agents

Waabi

$158k - $269k
Remote US + 1 more Hybrid 28w ago
Simulation Reinforcement Learning PyTorch
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Staff Engineer, Mechanical - Harness Design (R4594)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 28w ago
Simulation
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Senior Staff Engineer, Electromechanical (R4583)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 28w ago
Path Planning
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Software Engineer - AI Engineering

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 28w ago
Simulation
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Standardization Pilot (R5478)

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 28w ago
Simulation
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Developer Advocate Engineer

Dexmate

Fremont Office Onsite 28w ago
Python Isaac Sim
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Staff Technical Program Manager, Propulsion (R4727)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 29w ago
Simulation
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Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Equipment

Shield AI

Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 29w ago
Python
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Systems Engineer

Overland AI

$140k - $190k
Seattle, WA, USA 29w ago
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Senior Propulsion Technician (R4638)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 29w ago
Simulation
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Senior Propulsion Test Engineer (R4639)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 29w ago
Python
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Senior Propulsion Design Engineer (R4642)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 29w ago
Python
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Robotics Engineer - AI

Sensmore

Potsdam, Germany 30w ago
C++ Python SLAM Sensor Fusion PyTorch
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Robotics State Estimation Engineer

Sensmore

Potsdam, Germany 30w ago
ROS C++ Python Sensor Fusion ROS2
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Software Engineer - Motion Planning (Fallback Stack)

Applied Intuition

Sunnyvale, CA, USA Onsite 30w ago
C++ Motion Planning Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Internship R&D

Sereact

Stuttgart Schockenriedstr. 17 Onsite 30w ago
Python Simulation Computer Vision Reinforcement Learning Sensor Fusion
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Member of Technical Staff, Humanoid Engineer

XDOF

San Mateo Hybrid Hybrid 31w ago
ROS Embedded Systems
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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.