Modeling and Simulation Engineer
Develop mathematical models for robots, manipulators, and operating environments while integrating scalable simulation into development and deployment workflows. Requires an advanced degree and experience modeling complex dynamic systems.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Define simulation requirements.
- Develop performant mathematical models of robots, manipulators, and operating environments.
- Balance model fidelity with computational complexity.
- Integrate simulation-based assessment into scalable CI/CD pipelines.
- Make simulation an integral part of design, development, and deployment processes.
- Collaborate with Simulation, Motion Planning & Controls, Field Operations, and Intelligence teams.
Requirements
- Master's or PhD in engineering, mathematics, computer science, or a related discipline.
- Experience with mathematical modeling of complex dynamic systems.
- Ability to own and drive a large, strategically important development project.
- Willingness to support other teams during tight deadlines and problem-solving efforts.
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with robotic simulation environments, including Isaac Sim.
- Experience with applied optimization.
- Experience modeling mechanical contact.
- Experience creating detailed 3D world models.
- Experience with GPU acceleration of physics simulations.
- Experience deploying numerically intensive simulations to cloud computing platforms.
- Experience integrating simulation tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience creating simulation test cases from real-world data.
- Experience with simulation for hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing.
Skills
Mathematical Modeling, Dynamic Systems, Robotic Simulation, Isaac Sim, Applied Optimization, Mechanical Contact Modeling, 3D Modeling, Gpu Acceleration, Physics Simulation, Cloud Computing, CI/CD, Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing
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