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Software Engineer - Simulation & Robotics Engineer

San Mateo, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $170,000–$170,000🗓 2026-03-04 → 2026-09-26

Core

Build and evolve the Skydio Simulator, a high-fidelity, real-time digital replica of the physical world used for autonomous flight testing and customer workflows.

Role type

Senior IC simulation engineer (robotics/autonomy)

Builds

High-fidelity simulation stack for autonomous drones

Domain

Robotics, autonomous flight, simulation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C++, Python, complex system design, real-time execution, time-synchronized systems, state machines, performance optimization, debugging multi-component systems

Preferred skills

robotics, simulation, game engines, physics engines, sensor modeling, hardware abstraction, multithreaded design, low-latency system design

Responsibilities

Design and implement core simulator architecture; improve physics and dynamics models; build sensor and hardware simulations; integrate and validate autonomy stack; develop new simulator features; profile and optimize performance

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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