CareerPlan

Member of Technical Staff – Simulation

New York CityFull-time2026-10-30 → 2026-11-11
On-site

Core

Building realistic simulation environments and training low-level robot controllers using reinforcement learning to enable sim-to-real transfer for embodied AI models.

Role type

Senior IC simulation engineer (robotics/RL)

Builds

Physics-based simulation environments and low-level robot controllers

Domain

Robotics, Reinforcement Learning, Simulation

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Reinforcement learning, Sim-to-real transfer, Physics engine configuration, Domain randomization, Robot control, Environment design, Low-level controller development, Production simulation deployment, Technical leadership, Hands-on coding

Preferred skills

Experience with Isaac Sim or MuJoCo, Legged locomotion, Contact-rich manipulation, Whole-body control, Hiring and team leadership

Technologies

Isaac Sim, MuJoCo

Responsibilities

Design and build realistic simulation environments from scratch, Train low-level robot controllers using reinforcement learning, Deploy simulation-trained policies on real robots, Configure physics solvers and actuator dynamics, Lead simulation engineering efforts while maintaining hands-on coding

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities