Lead Robotics Systems Engineer: Sim-to-Real (C++/Python)

Thomas To; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 431,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a senior technical leader to own the engineering loop between physical robots and simulation in Santa Clara, CA. You will design experiments, run production software, and drive improvements that reduce sim-to-real gaps while collaborating across disciplines.

This hands-on IC leadership role requires owning hard-tech robotics systems, writing robust software, and delivering measurable improvements in hardware performance for partners and the broader robotics community.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience.
• A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Controls, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related field—or equivalent experience.
• A consequential technical project you personally built, led, and maintained. Publicly inspectable work is the strongest evidence; a major closed‑source production system also counts when its shipped impact and your contribution can be verified without disclosing confidential information.
• End‑to‑end ownership of a hard‑tech system in robotics, aerospace, automotive, industrial automation, scientific instrumentation, or a comparable field—from physical measurement and modeling through working software and validated results.
• Expert C++ and Python software engineering, grounded in first‑principles knowledge of dynamics, controls, system identification, numerical methods, applied mathematics, or closely related areas.

Responsibilities

• Own DevTech’s sim-to-real and real-to-sim function: experiment design, instrumentation, data capture, system identification, model integration, and validation on hardware.
• Build production-quality C++ and Python software for measurement, modeling, simulation, benchmarking, and regression testing.
• Establish quantitative metrics and experiments that isolate the causes of simulation error and show whether a change materially improved the real system.
• Turn evidence from partner robots into reusable workflows and improvements for NVIDIA’s robotics and simulation platforms.
• Lead contributors across disciplines without formal authority, create clarity, and remain accountable through integration and sustained use.

Skills

C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Controls, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related field

Tools

ROS/ROS 2

MuJoCo

PhysX

Isaac Sim

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a senior technical leader to own the engineering loop between physical robots and simulation in Santa Clara, CA. You will design experiments, run production software, and drive improvements that reduce sim-to-real gaps while collaborating across disciplines.

This hands-on IC leadership role requires owning hard-tech robotics systems, writing robust software, and delivering measurable improvements in hardware performance for partners and the broader robotics community.