CareerPlan

Robotics/Hardware Engineer, Simulation Engineer at Lumen Labs

San Francisco, CAFull-time$150k–$200k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Building the cognitive layer for physical AI by developing robotics hardware infrastructure and simulation environments for training autonomous agents in unstructured environments.

Role type

Robotics/Hardware Engineer and Simulation Engineer

Builds

Research platforms, ROS2 stacks, sensor integration pipelines, and Gymnasium-style simulation interfaces for robotics/RL.

Domain

Robotics, Physical AI, Simulation, Autonomous Systems

Required skills

ROS2, Python, embedded systems, sensor integration (LiDAR, IMU, encoders), physics simulation, GPU-vectorized simulation, test-driven development

Preferred skills

Experience with MuJoCo, Gazebo, Isaac Sim, JAX, MJX, building digital twins, domain randomization

Technologies

ROS2, MuJoCo, Gazebo, Isaac Sim, Gymnasium, JAX, Python, C++

Responsibilities

Own hardware and infrastructure for research platforms; integrate sensors and calibrate systems; build and maintain simulation environments for training and testing; deploy trained policies to real hardware.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC