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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Electrical Engineer I (BOS)

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Boston, MA, USA Onsite 45w ago
Embedded Systems FPGA
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Electrical Engineer I (SEA) (R5046)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 45w ago
Embedded Systems FPGA
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Robotics Autonomy Engineer, Planning & Control

FieldAI

Irvine, CA, USA Onsite 46w ago
ROS C++ Python Motion Planning ROS2
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Sr. Staff Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930)

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Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 47w ago
Simulation
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Electrical Engineer

Sunday Robotics

Redwood City, CA, USA Onsite 47w ago
Embedded Systems Camera Systems
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Senior Software Engineer Robot Platform

RIVR

Zurich, Switzerland Onsite 47w ago
ROS Simulation Embedded Systems Path Planning
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Softwareentwickler (m/w/d) für die Mobile Robotik mit Schwerpunkt SPS

Stäubli

Industriegebiet Industriestraße, 92237 Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany 47w ago
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Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Motion Planning

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 48w ago
ROS C++ Motion Planning SLAM
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Senior AI Engineer Self-Supervised Learning

RIVR

Zurich, Switzerland Onsite 48w ago
Simulation Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning
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Chief Engineer, CCA

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London, United Kingdom Hybrid 48w ago
Autonomous Driving
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Senior Staff / Principal Machine Learning Engineer - Autonomy Behaviors

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 48w ago
C++ Python Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning Autonomous Driving
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State Estimation Engineer (R4783)

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Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 48w ago
Sensor Fusion State Estimation Real-Time Systems
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Research Engineer, Neural Rendering

Waabi

$134k - $235k
Toronto, ON, Canada Hybrid 49w ago
Python Simulation PyTorch Autonomous Driving
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Director, Perception

Zoox

Foster City, CA, USA Hybrid 49w ago
Simulation Computer Vision Sensor Fusion LiDAR Radar
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AI Research Engineer

Cobot

Seattle, WA, USA Onsite 50w ago
Python Simulation Reinforcement Learning PyTorch Transformers
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Ground Control Station (GCS) Software Engineer (R4758)

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Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 50w ago
Embedded Systems Real-Time Systems
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Senior Software Engineer, Hardware Test (R4978)

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Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 50w ago
Python Real-Time Systems
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Principal State Estimation Engineer (R4602)

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Dallas, TX, USA Onsite 51w ago
C++ State Estimation Real-Time Systems
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Senior Systems Engineer (R5962)

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Washington, DC, USA Onsite 52w ago
Simulation
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Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Applications Engineering

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New Delhi, India Onsite 53w 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.