Physics Simulation Scientist
Core
Lead advancements in the simulation and physics-solving backbone for robot foundation model training, building a next-generation open-source simulation stack for sim-to-real robotics.
Role type
Senior IC physics simulation scientist (robotics)
Builds
GPU-accelerated physics solvers and an open-source simulation stack for robotics
Domain
Robotics, machine learning, high-performance computing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
physics simulation, GPU programming, C++, Python, dynamics, contact modeling, constraint-based methods, integrators, CUDA, distributed computing, scene generation, ML/RL pipelines
Preferred skills
deformable simulation, fluid simulation, differentiable simulation, real robot platforms, publications, open-source contributions
Technologies
CUDA, C++, Python, GPU clusters
Responsibilities
Develop new physics solvers and modeling methods for high-DoF robotics tasks; Design and implement GPU-accelerated solvers; Profile and optimize simulation performance on GPU hardware; Collaborate with scene-generation engineers to scale robotic experience; Partner with ML researchers to improve sim-to-real transfer; Contribute to the long-term technical direction of physical modeling and sim-to-real strategy
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
