Senior Research Engineer, Simulation

Job Description

NVIDIA is seeking a senior or principal engineer specializing in physics simulation for humanoid robots.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of full-time industry experience on robotics and/or physics simulation
• Proven experience with one or more physics simulators such as MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, PyBullet, Drake, or Gazebo
• Deep knowledge of state-of-the-art simulation techniques
• Expertise in generating simulation assets and building Gym-style APIs

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain simulation environments for robotics research
• Implement and test control algorithms and XR teleoperation interfaces
• Build procedural generation pipelines for diverse environments and object layouts
• Optimize GPU-based physics simulator performance
• Implement Sim2Real pipelines and deploy learned models to physical robots

Benefits

• Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.