Staff Simulation Engineer

What you'll do

• Architect and implement an end-to-end simulation stack for aerial autonomy.
• Develop high-fidelity flight dynamics, contact modeling, and sensor simulation capabilities.
• Integrate autonomy software-in-the-loop (SITL) for continuous validation of autopilot software.
• Design scalable simulation infrastructure for CI/CD regression testing and mission-level scenario generation.
• Build and deploy cloud-based simulation systems for large-scale parallel testing and pilot training.
• Establish technical architecture standards, performance benchmarks, and engineering guidelines for the simulation team.
• Mentor a small team of simulation engineers while remaining deeply involved in hands-on implementation.

What we're looking for

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in robotics or physics-based simulation.
• Deep expertise in simulator internals including numerical integration, rigid-body dynamics, contact modeling, and collision detection.
• Experience integrating simulation environments with robotics autonomy stacks.
• Proven experience architecting complex technical systems from scratch.
• Demonstrated technical leadership as a Principal Engineer or equivalent senior technical role.
• Experience implementing a simulator from scratch (preferred).
• Familiarity with modern robotics simulators such as MuJoCo, Gazebo, Isaac, Newton, or Genesis (preferred).