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29 robotics simulation engineer jobs at 20 companies in Fairfield, CA

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Staff Simulation Engineer - Foundry
San Francisco, California, United States
$199k-$292k/yr OnsiteFull Time
DoorDash
DoorDashNASDAQ: DASH: On-demand delivery platform connecting consumers with local merchants.
10+ YOEMaster's or PhD in CS/EE/ME/Robotics/Aerospace, 10+ years in robotics or physics-based simulation, deep simulator internals expertise, simulation-autonomy integration, technical leadership experience.
MuJoCo, Gazebo, Isaac, Newton, Genesis, Covey
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Member of Technical Staff - Simulation Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
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Embedding VC: Venture capital firm backing early-stage generative AI startups.
Experience building robotics simulation systems, strong software engineering (Python/C++), knowledge of physics/sensor simulation and sim-to-real transfer, and ability to collaborate with robotics and ML teams.
Isaac Sim, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Omniverse, MuJoCo, PyBullet, Gazebo, Drake, Python, C++, ROS2
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Staff Simulation Engineer - Foundry, DoorDash Air
San Francisco, California, United States
$199k-$292k/yr OnsiteFull Time
DoorDash
DoorDashNYSE: DASH: Local food delivery and on-demand logistics platform.
10+ YOEMaster’s or PhD in a related engineering or computer science field, 10+ years in robotics or physics-based simulation, deep simulator expertise, autonomy integration, and technical architecture leadership.
MuJoCo, Gazebo, Isaac, Newton, Genesis, CI/CD, Microsoft?
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Lead Thermal Simulation Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$342k-$445k/yr OnsiteFull Time
OpenAI
OpenAI: Develops artificial intelligence models and generative AI software services.
Experience in thermal simulation and analysis of electromechanical systems, correlating models with test data, and developing simulation workflows; familiarity with robotics and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Simcenter 3D, Abaqus, Ansys, Nastran, LS-DYNA, COMSOL
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Member of Technical Staff – Senior Engineer, Robot Simulation
San Francisco, California, United States
$180k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Walden Robotics
Walden Robotics: A robotics building simulation platforms and technology to advance general-purpose robot capabilities.
Expertise in robotics/physics simulation, Python or C++, experience with Isaac Sim/MuJoCo/Drake, profiling and performance optimization, and technical leadership/mentorship.
Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Drake, Python, C++
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Robotics Test Engineer - San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States
$298k-$376k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Atoms
Atoms: Building robotics and software to automate physical world industries.
3+ YOE3+ years software engineering with testing infrastructure/CI/CD experience, strong Python, simulation and distributed-systems familiarity, excellent debugging and systems thinking. Preferred: robotics, simulation tools, pub/sub and binary serialization formats, C++, cloud and Kubernetes.
Python, pytest, Docker, GitHub Actions, Slack, Notion, ZMQ, Cap'n Proto, ROS, DDS, Protobuf, C++, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Gazebo, CARLA, Isaac Sim
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Simulation Software Engineer
South San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Zipline
Zipline: Operates an autonomous drone delivery system for medical supplies.
4+ YOE4+ years software engineering with C++ or Rust, experience building high-fidelity robotics/aerospace simulations or digital twins, expertise in determinism, time synchronization, IPC, and CI/HIL environments; eligible to work in the US.
C++, Rust, CI, HIL
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Senior Manager, Simulation
Fremont or Salem or Pittsburgh or United States
$208k-$324k/yr HybridFull Time
Agility Robotics
Agility Robotics: Develops bipedal humanoid robots for industrial warehouse automation.
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years industry experience (5+ in robotics), leadership experience building engineering teams, MS/PhD preferred, proficiency in C++ and Python, experience with robotics simulators and software development practices.
C++, Python, MuJoCo, IsaacSim, Gazebo, Git, CI/CD, Jira
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Pronto - Robotics Test Engineer, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
$298k-$376k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Pronto AI
Pronto AI: Develops autonomous haulage technology for mining and industrial equipment.
4+ YOE4+ years software engineering experience; strong Python; experience building testing infrastructure, CI/CD and test orchestration, distributed systems, simulation, and debugging; familiarity with C++ and robotics preferred.
Python, pytest, Docker, GitHub Actions, Slack, Notion, Gazebo, CARLA, Isaac Sim, ZMQ, ROS, DDS, Cap'n Proto, Protobuf, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, C++
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Robotics Controls Engineer (Physical AI)
Union City or California or Washington
$84k-$135k/yr FieldFull Time
FANUC America
FANUC AmericaTokyo Stock Exchange: 6954: Manufactures industrial robots and factory automation systems.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent, 3+ years engineering experience in industrial robotics and motion planning, proficiency in ROS/ROS2, Python/C++, simulation tools, Docker, Linux, strong troubleshooting and communication skills.
FANUC Roboguide, RoboDK, MoveIT, Process Simulate, Python, C++, CMake, ROS, ROS2, Docker, Linux OS, iRVision
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Staff Specialist Field Engineer, Robotics
San Francisco, California, United States
$177k-$237k/yr FieldFull Time
CoreWeave
CoreWeaveNASDAQ: CRWV: Cloud platform providing GPU-accelerated infrastructure for AI workloads.
8+ YOE8+ years in robotics or robot learning; deep knowledge of physical system dynamics; hands-on ML in Python; proficiency with JupyterHub, VS Code, Marimo, and W&B Models; familiarity with robot simulators and ROS/ROS2; BS/MS in a relevant technical field.
Python, JupyterHub, VS Code, Marimo, Monolith, W&B Models, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Gazebo, ROS, ROS2
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Physical AI Engineer – Simulation & Synthetic Data
Fremont or United States
HybridFull Time
TD SYNNEX
TD SYNNEXNYSE: SNX: Distributes information technology products and provides supply chain services.
5+ YOE5+ years in robotics/RL/simulation/applied ML; hands‑on RL/imitation learning, simulation agent training, NVIDIA Omniverse/Isaac Sim/USD experience preferred; foundation model integration; strong Python and deployment experience.
NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, USD, GPT, Claude, Opus, Python
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Senior Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Simulation
Mountain View or San Francisco
$213k-$263k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Waymo
Waymo: Autonomous driving technology for ride-hailing and logistics.
5+ YOE5+ years of professional software engineering, with 3+ years in ML infrastructure; BS in CS/Robotics or related field.
DeepSpeed, PyTorch, TensorFlow, ML infrastructure
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Member of Technical Staff - Simulation (Synthetic Data Generation), Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)
San Francisco, California, United States
$150k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amazon
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Global online retail and cloud computing technology provider.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS (or equivalent), 5+ years software development, 5+ years programming and systems design experience, Python proficiency (familiarity with C++), experience in 3D domains and asset/pipeline automation.
Python, C++, Universal Scene Description (USD), OpenVDB, Blender, Houdini, Unreal Engine, Unity
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Senior Software Engineer – Simulation & ML Platform
San Francisco, California, United States
$160k-$271k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Intuitive
IntuitiveNASDAQ: ISRG: Robotic-assisted systems for minimally invasive surgery.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience; 5+ years developing software for simulation, ML, robotics, computer vision, or autonomous systems; Python plus another language; distributed systems and production platform experience.
NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, MuJoCo, Docker, Linux, Python, C++, Java, TypeScript, Parquet, Zarr, HDF5, NVIDIA AI ecosystem, USD, ROS, ROS 2, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Ray, Celery, Kubernetes, Slurm, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, MLflow, Weights & Biases, APIs, SDKs, CI/CD
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Manufacturing Automation Engineer
South San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Western Magnetics
Western Magnetics: Manufacturer of electric motors for drones and robots.
3+ YOEBachelor's in Electrical/Mechatronics/Robotics/Automation or related field; 3+ years in manufacturing automation, robotics, or controls; PLC programming and automation software experience; robotics systems integration and machine vision preferred; IoT/Industry 4.0 familiarity; strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; US work ...
PLC programming, Industrial control systems, Automation software, Robotics, Machine vision, Simulation software
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Research Engineer / Research Scientist — Robotics & Physical AI
San Francisco, California, United States
$100k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Clera
Clera: AI talent agent matching professionals with high-growth startup roles
C++ and Python skills; experience with deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer vision, robotics simulation, real-world hardware, sensors, actuators, CAD/Blender, and embedded systems.
C++, Python, Isaac Lab, MuJoCo, MJX, Genesis, CAD, Blender, LLMs, Transformers
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Senior GNC Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$170k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Astro Mechanica
Astro Mechanica: Building turboelectric jet engines for supersonic aircraft.
5+ YOE5+ years of GNC development experience in aerospace/autonomous vehicles; Master’s or PhD in robotics, aerospace, or electrical engineering; strong modeling, simulation, and software skills; proficient in Rust, C++, Python; capable of cross-disciplinary collaboration and mentoring.
Rust, C++, Python, Software development practices, Dynamics modeling and simulation
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Senior Software Systems Engineer - Simulation Evaluation & Validation
Foster City or San Diego
$208k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
Zoox
ZooxNASDAQ: AMZN: Developing autonomous robotaxis for urban ride-hailing services.
5+ YOE5+ years in quantitative evaluation or sensor data analysis; proficiency in Python, Pandas, NumPy, SQL; applied statistics knowledge; strong communication; BS/MS/PhD in CS, Robotics or related field.
Python, Pandas, NumPy, SQL
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System Identification & Controls Engineer
San Mateo, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Skild AI: Builds general-purpose robotic intelligence that adapts to unseen scenarios using data-driven machine learning.
Senior individual-contributor with hands-on system identification on real robots, strong classical controls and mechatronics background, proficiency in Python and C++ on Linux, and experience with simulators and fleet-scale deployment.
Python, C++, Linux, MATLAB/Simulink, MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, Drake, Pinocchio, ROS/ROS2
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