CareerPlan

Senior Robotics Systems Engineer — Sim-to-Real

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$224k–$357k2026-09-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Own the engineering loop between physical robots and simulation to improve robot performance for partners and the robotics developer community.

Role type

Senior hands-on individual-contributor technical leader

Builds

Production software, measurement systems, simulation models, and reusable workflows for robotics platforms

Domain

Robotics, simulation, dynamics, controls, and system identification

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C++, Python, system identification, dynamics, controls, numerical methods, experimental design, hardware instrumentation

Preferred skills

Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Newton, Warp, MuJoCo, Drake, PhysX, ROS/ROS 2, actuator/sensor characterization

Technologies

C++, Python, Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Newton, Warp, MuJoCo, Drake, PhysX, ROS, ROS 2

Responsibilities

Design experiments and capture data to measure simulation-to-real differences; build production software for modeling and benchmarking; establish quantitative metrics to validate system improvements; lead multi-functional contributors through technical influence; integrate findings into NVIDIA robotics platforms

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC