Digital Twin & Simulation Integration Engineer-Hybrid

Cognizant

Irving, Town of Texas (TX, WI)

On-site

USD 111,000 - 140,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Simulation Integration Engineer in Irving, TX to work on digital twin, NVIDIA ecosystem technologies, and integration with autonomy services and UI workflows.

The role requires 5+ years in simulation, digital twin, or robotics, with Python, APIs, containers, and cloud experience. You will decompose platform capabilities and define data contracts for workflows.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in simulation, digital twin, robotics, 3D platforms, or platform integration.
Experience with NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, OpenUSD/USD, or comparable simulation/digital twin platforms.
Understanding of simulation workflows, scenario definition, asset exchange, and simulation outputs.
Experience with Python and API-based integration.
Experience with containerized workloads and cloud environments.
Ability to work with complex technical ambiguity and define practical integration paths.

Responsibilities

Work with internal teams and NVIDIA counterparts to understand simulation platform capabilities.
Decompose simulation capabilities into reusable service components.
Define inputs, outputs, data contracts, and artifact exchange patterns for simulation workflows.
Support integration with digital twin assets, OpenUSD/USD assets, terrain/site data, and simulation outputs.
Build or support adapter services that connect Helios autonomy services to NVIDIA/Physical AI simulation capabilities.
Validate simulation outputs for customer-facing operational workflows.
Document platform boundaries between Physical AI simulation and Helios operational simulation.
Support proof-of-concept and MVP integration demos.

Skills

Simulation

Digital twin

Robotics

3D platforms

Platform integration

Python

APIs

Containers

Cloud environments

NVIDIA ecosystem

Tools

NVIDIA Omniverse

Isaac Sim

OpenUSD/USD

Nucleus

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Job description

NVIDIA / Digital Twin / Simulation Integration Engineer

Location: Irving, TX

Role Summary

We are seeking a Simulation Integration Engineer with experience in digital twin, simulation platforms, and NVIDIA ecosystem technologies. This role will help decompose simulation platform capabilities into service-oriented components that can integrate with autonomy services and UI workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Work with internal teams and NVIDIA counterparts to understand simulation platform capabilities.
Help decompose simulation capabilities into reusable service components.
Define inputs, outputs, data contracts, and artifact exchange patterns for simulation workflows.
Support integration with digital twin assets, OpenUSD/USD assets, terrain/site data, and simulation outputs.
Build or support adapter services that connect Helios autonomy services to NVIDIA / Physical AI simulation capabilities.
Validate simulation outputs for customer-facing operational workflows.
Document platform boundaries between Physical AI simulation and Helios operational simulation.
Support proof-of-concept and MVP integration demos.

Required Skills

5+ years of experience in simulation, digital twin, robotics, 3D platforms, or platform integration.
Experience with NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, OpenUSD/USD, or comparable simulation/digital twin platforms.
Understanding of simulation workflows, scenario definition, asset exchange, and simulation outputs.
Experience with Python and API-based integration.
Experience with containerized workloads and cloud environments.
Ability to work with complex technical ambiguity and define practical integration paths.

Preferred Skills

Experience with NVIDIA Omniverse Kit, Nucleus, Isaac Sim, or Isaac ROS.
Experience with robotics simulation or autonomous systems.
Experience with geospatial/terrain data and site modeling.
Experience with synthetic data generation or AI model validation.
Experience integrating simulation outputs into customer-facing applications.
Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD.

Deliverables

NVIDIA / Physical AI capability decomposition document.
Simulation input/output contract definitions.
Digital twin / USD asset exchange approach.
Integration adapter design and implementation support.
MVP simulation workflow demonstration.

About Cognizant’s IoT Practice:

Intelligent, IoT-enabled products will soon result in the proliferation of data and disrupt virtually all industries. To be successful, both large and small companies must leverage IoT capabilities by designing modern products that fundamentally connect people with processes. Within Cognizant IOT, we engineer industry-aligned, IoT-enabled products that merge industry needs with human drivers. Our intelligent products will revolutionize experiences and result in exciting, transformative outcomes. Without human-centered thinking, connected products are just standalone things—but with it, our modern connected products facilitate a unified way of life enjoyed by all.

*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*