Robotics Simulation Engineer II
Core
Build and maintain high-fidelity simulation environments to accelerate the development, validation, and certification of ICON's robotic systems.
Role type
Robotics Simulation Engineer
Builds
Physics-accurate models of robotic platforms and shared kinematics/dynamics toolkits
Domain
Robotics / Simulation / Dynamics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Rigid body dynamics, robotic arm kinematics, multi-body simulation, C++ (17+), Python, CI/CD integration, ROS 2
Preferred skills
Physics-informed modeling (actuator dynamics, joint compliance), sim-to-real transfer techniques, model fidelity tradeoff analysis
Technologies
NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Gazebo, MuJoCo, Webots, ROS 2
Responsibilities
Develop and tune physics-accurate models of robotic platforms; Own the sim-to-real gap by measuring and reducing discrepancies; Integrate simulation environments into CI/CD pipelines; Collaborate with controls, perception, and mechatronics engineers; Participate in architecture decisions for the simulation layer; Conduct design and code reviews
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
