25 robotics simulation engineer jobs at 8 companies in Salinas, CA

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Principal Robotics Simulation Architect
Austin or Santa Clara
$179k-$306k/yr HybridFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Designs and manufactures computer processors and graphics technology.
Senior robotics simulation expert with experience in digital twins, sim-to-real pipelines, cloud-based simulation, and AI integration; proficient with ROS/ROS2 and SIL/HIL testing.
NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, Webots, Unreal Engine, ROS, ROS2, PyTorch, TensorFlow
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Robotics Research Engineer - Robot Simulation and Evaluation
Santa Clara, California, United States
$184k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
8+ YOEPhD in computer science, robotics, or related field; 8+ years in robotics, simulation, or robot learning; production software design experience; Python and deep learning stack proficiency.
NVIDIA Omniverse, Python, PyTorch, JAX, PhysX, Isaac Gym, Isaac Lab, CUDA, Warp, ROS
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Tactile Simulation Research Engineer - Special Projects (Robotics)
Santa Clara, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Strong background in mechatronics, controls, haptics, robotics, simulation, and machine learning; hands-on experience integrating software and hardware; ability to collaborate with researchers and engineers.
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Staff Robotics Engineer / Tech Lead – Whole-Body Control & Robot Learning
Santa Clara or Mountain View
$215k-$364k/yr OnsiteFull Time
XPeng
XPengNew York Stock Exchange: XPEV: Designs and manufactures smart electric vehicles and autonomous technology.
5+ YOEPhD or Master's in robotics/engineering; 5+ years in reinforcement learning, robotics, or related areas; strong control, learning, and imitation learning skills; cross-disciplinary communication and leadership experience favored.
Reinforcement Learning, Robot Learning, Motion Planning, Simulation, Imitation Learning, PPO, SAC, Diffusion Policies, Robot Dynamics
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Robotics Software Engineer Vision-Language-Action Models
Trondheim or San Jose
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Trener Robotics
Trener Robotics: Developing AI software for industrial robotic systems.
Master's/PhD or equivalent experience in robotics/CS/ML; professional Python and C++; deep expertise with PyTorch/JAX/TensorFlow; hands-on experience with physical robots, vision/force-torque/tactile sensors, and simulators; English fluency.
Python, C++, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, Drake, ROS 2, Adams, Universal Robots, ABB, Fanuc, KUKA
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Robotics Research Engineer - Robot Simulation and Evaluation
Santa Clara, California, United States
$184k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
8+ YOEPhD in computer science, robotics, or related field; 8+ years in robotics, simulation, or robot learning; software design expertise; Python and deep learning software stack proficiency.
NVIDIA Omniverse, Python, PyTorch, JAX, PhysX, Isaac Gym, Isaac Lab, CUDA, Warp, ROS
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Sr. Simulation & Model Training Engineer - Drone Autonomy (AI2531)
San Jose, California, United States
$121k-$193k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SiMa.ai
SiMa.ai: Designs low-power machine learning chips for edge computing applications.
5+ YOE5+ years in robotics, simulation, and deep learning model training; expertise in simulation, sensor modeling, and flight dynamics; C++, Python, ROS; degree in a related field.
C++, Python, ROS
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Engineering Manager - Simulation and Verification
Santa Clara, California, United States
$200k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
PlusAI
PlusAI: AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks.
5+ YOE2+ Mgmt5+ years software engineering experience with 2+ years in management; expertise in autonomous driving/robotics/simulation; backend (Python, FastAPI, Postgresql), frontend (React, Vite), cloud (AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD (Jenkins); data pipeline experience.
Carla, Unreal Engine, Python, FastAPI, Postgresql, React, Vite, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins
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Performance Research Engineer (multiple levels)
San Jose or Pittsburgh
$180k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Efficient Computer
Efficient Computer: Developing ultra-low-power general-purpose processors for edge AI computing.
Hands-on software development with hardware, exposure to RISC/DSP/GPU platforms, CUDA/HIP, C/C++, familiarity with PTX/LLVM IR/MLIR, HW simulation experience, domain expertise in ML/signal/video/audio/robotics, and a minimum Master's in a technical field.
CUDA, HIP, PTX, LLVM IR, MLIR, C, C++