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Staff Simulation Engineer - Foundry

San Francisco💼 Full-time💰 $198,600–$198,600🗓 2026-07-07 → 2026-07-31

Core

Building an end-to-end aerial autonomy simulation stack for DoorDash Labs, covering flight dynamics, sensor simulation, and CI/CD testing.

Role type

Staff Simulation Engineer (Aerial Autonomy)

Builds

High-fidelity simulation infrastructure for flight autonomy validation, pilot training, and large-scale parallel testing.

Domain

Robotics, Aerial Autonomy, Physics-based Simulation

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Physics-based simulation architecture, Flight dynamics modeling, Contact modeling and constraint handling, Sensor and perception simulation, SITL integration, Numerical integration methods, Rigid-body dynamics, Constraint solving formulations, Collision detection algorithms, Rendering pipelines, Large-scale optimization, System-level design, Technical leadership

Preferred skills

Building simulators from scratch, Experience with MuJoCo/Gazebo/Isaac/Newton/Genesis, Published research in robotics simulation, Hands-on UAV/robotic systems operation, Cloud deployment of simulation infrastructure

Technologies

MuJoCo, Gazebo, Isaac, Newton, Genesis

Responsibilities

Architect and implement end-to-end simulation stack, Develop high-fidelity simulation capabilities (flight dynamics, contact, sensors), Design scalable simulation infrastructure for CI/CD and validation, Build cloud-deployed systems for parallel testing, Partner with autonomy and controls teams, Establish technical direction and benchmarks, Mentor simulation engineers

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with leadership

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