At Boston Dynamics, our engineering team relies on simulation to develop, visualize, and troubleshoot robot capabilities. As we expand our focus on learning-based methods, such as reinforcement learning, the Central Software team is seeking a Simulation Engineer to enhance and scale simulation efforts across the company. This role requires strong technical software skills and a solid understanding of robotics workflows and needs. Join us in redefining people’s idea of what robots can do!

Day-to-Day Activities:

• Develop and extend simulation, visualization, and data processing tools used by engineers across Boston Dynamics.

• Create well-designed, well-tested, and reusable applications and libraries in collaboration with team members and end-users.

• Adapt simulation tools for learning-based methods (e.g., reinforcement learning) and perception-in-the-loop use cases.

• Ensure solutions scale across relevant workflows, including local usage, cloud deployment, CI-based testing, and hardware integration.

• Participate in user testing to continuously improve the end-user experience.

To excel in this role, you should have:

• A track record of delivering simulation tools in robotics, autonomous vehicles, gaming, or visual effects.

• 7+ years of experience working with multi-language repositories and proficiency in C++, Python, and other relevant tools.

• Demonstrated expertise in using GPUs to accelerate computing (CUDA, OpenCL) and graphics applications (GL, Vulkan, Metal).

• Familiarity with common physics engines (Bullet, Mujoco, ODE, Isaac Sim) and game engines (Unity, Unreal).

• Experience with common interchange formats (USD, FBX) and digital content creation (DCC) workflows (Maya, Blender).

• Knowledge of scaling simulation solutions to the cloud and parallelizing evaluations for learning-based approaches.

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, computer science, or a related field.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.

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