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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Senior Robotics Engineer - Robot Perception

Symbotic

$149k - $204k
USA Wilmington, MA - HQ 15h ago
C++ Python Computer Vision Deep Learning SLAM
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Principal Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles and Physical AI Solutions

NVIDIA

Tokyo, Japan 15h ago
Simulation Autonomous Driving Safety Systems Real-Time Systems
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Senior Software Systems Engineer, L3 and L4 - Autonomous Driving

NVIDIA

$184k - $287k
Santa Clara, CA, USA + 1 more Remote 15h ago
Autonomous Driving Safety Systems
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NVIDIA 2027 Internships: Autonomous Vehicles and Robotics

NVIDIA

$20 - $71/hr
Santa Clara, CA, USA 15h ago
ROS C++ Computer Vision Deep Learning CUDA
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Senior Software Engineer, World Model Systems Engineering - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA

$184k - $287k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 15h ago
Python Computer Vision Autonomous Driving Localization Mapping
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Senior Machine Learning and Simulation Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA

$224k - $356k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 15h ago
C++ Python Simulation Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning
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Senior Research Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA, USA 15h ago
Python Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning PyTorch CUDA
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Senior Software Test Developer, SDET - Robotics

NVIDIA

Shanghai, China 15h ago
C++ Python Simulation Linux Safety Systems
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Software Test Developer, SDET - Robotics

NVIDIA

Shanghai, China 15h ago
C++ Python Simulation Linux Safety Systems
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Mechanical Solution Engineer, Robotics

NVIDIA

Shanghai, China + 1 more 15h ago
Simulation
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Senior Autonomous Driving Software Engineer, L4 Planning

NVIDIA

Beijing, China 15h ago
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Software Test Developer - Robotics

NVIDIA

Pune, India 15h ago
ROS C++ Python Simulation Linux
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Senior Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models and Robotics

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA, USA 15h ago
Reinforcement Learning PyTorch CUDA Isaac Sim Transformers
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Senior Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models and Robotics

NVIDIA

$192k - $304k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 15h ago
Reinforcement Learning PyTorch CUDA Isaac Sim Transformers
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Senior Developer Relationship Manager - Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA

$184k - $287k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 15h ago
Simulation Deep Learning TensorFlow PyTorch CUDA
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Senior Robotics Research Scientist

NVIDIA

Seattle, WA, USA 15h ago
Python Simulation Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning PyTorch
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Senior System Software Engineer - Halos Core and Robotics Platform

NVIDIA

$184k - $287k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 15h ago
Simulation Linux Embedded Systems Real-Time Systems
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Senior Research Engineer, Robotics Systems

NVIDIA

$184k - $287k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 15h ago
ROS C++ Python Simulation Deep Learning
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Research Scientist, Robotics Research - PhD New College Grad 2026

NVIDIA

Seattle, WA, USA 15h ago
ROS Python Deep Learning Reinforcement Learning PyTorch
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Manager, Deep Learning – Autonomous Vehicles and Robotics

NVIDIA

$224k - $356k
Santa Clara, CA, USA 15h ago
Deep Learning Transformers 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.