Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Simulation & Evaluation at FieldAI

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$155,000 – $180,000/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: Irvine, California
Type: Full-time
Level: mid
Posted: Jun 25, 2026

Description

FieldAI is hiring a Robotics Simulation Software Engineer in Irvine, California to build, maintain, and improve internal simulation tools for autonomy development, debugging, and evaluation. The role focuses on simulation fidelity, scenario execution, log replay, regression testing, visualization, real-to-sim workflows, and debugging gaps between simulated and real robot behavior. Candidates need at least three years of robotics simulation or related software experience, strong C++ and/or Python skills, familiarity with robotics simulators and middleware, and experience with robot or simulation assets.

Required Skills

C++
Python
Isaac Sim
ROS2
URDF
SDF
Dynamics
Sensor models
Log replay
Regression testing
Visualization

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: At least 3 years of experience developing robotics simulation tools, simulation infrastructure, autonomy evaluation systems, or related robotics software.
Experience with robotics simulation platforms such as Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, Unity, Unreal, or custom robotics simulators.
Familiarity with ROS2 or similar robotics middleware, including sensors, transforms, logs, and timing.
Experience with robot or simulation assets such as URDF, SDF, meshes, dynamics, or sensor models.
Ability to debug simulator-to-robot gaps across sensing, timing, dynamics, and autonomy behavior.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience developing simulator plugins, custom sensor models, physics extensions, terrain or contact models, or environment authoring tools.
Experience with large-scale batch simulation, CI-based regression testing, deterministic replay, or scenario evaluation infrastructure.
Experience using real-world robot data to validate, tune, or improve simulation models.
Experience with software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, log replay, or simulation correlation.
Experience with legged robots, humanoids, field robotics, or robots operating in unstructured environments.
Experience with Isaac Sim, Omniverse, USD, PhysX, ROS2, Docker, CMake, Bazel, or GitHub Actions.
Translation Company Name: FieldAI