Senior/Lead Robotics Simulation Engineer
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Senior/Lead Robotics Simulation Engineer building physics-based virtual test environments for consumer household robots. Integrating simulation with perception, planning, control, testing, and CI/CD.
Responsibilities:
- Analyse existing simulation-based testing approaches and identify opportunities for further development
- Design and implement physics-based virtual test environments for consumer robots
- Develop and validate sensor simulation concepts
- Create and maintain physically accurate virtual robot models
- Integrate simulation environments with perception, planning, and control workflows
- Provide technical guidance and engineering recommendations related to robotics simulation
- Develop technical solutions for simulation-based regression testing
- Define test scenarios, metrics, and acceptance criteria with relevant stakeholders
- Integrate simulation workflows into CI/CD environments
- Implement containerized simulation execution and automated scenario regression
- Document technical concepts, solutions, and results
- Coordinate closely with project stakeholders across an international development environment
- Participate in Scrum ceremonies and work in 14-day sprints
- Combine hands-on software engineering with technical consulting across simulation, perception, planning, control, and automated testing
Requirements:
- Hands-on experience with robotics simulators such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Gazebo, or similar
- Good knowledge of Python and/or C++
- Practical experience with ROS 2 and robot modelling using URDF, SDF, or USD
- Understanding of physics-based simulation and common robotic sensors
- Experience with simulation testing and CI/CD integration
- Very good command of English
- Ability to work independently
- Experience in consumer or mobile robotics, including navigation, SLAM, or obstacle avoidance
- Knowledge of GPU-accelerated simulation or Isaac Lab
- Understanding of embedded or edge-computing constraints
- Experience working in international engineering teams
Benefits:
- Fully remote working model
- Occasional on-site meetings in Germany approximately two to four times per quarter
















