Modeling and Simulation Engineer

Maven Robotics, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Maven Robotics, Inc. is seeking an exceptional Modeling & Simulation Engineer to advance robot models, environment models, and our simulation pipeline in San Francisco. You will define simulation requirements and develop high-fidelity yet efficient models for robots, manipulators and scenes.

You will work closely with Simulation, Motion Planning & Controls, Field Operations, and Intelligence teams to ensure scalable simulation integration across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in engineering, mathematics, computer science or a related discipline.
• Experience in mathematical modeling of complex dynamic systems.
• Ability to take ownership of a large, strategically important development project and drive its success.
• Willingness to step in and support other teams when we have tight deadlines and problems to solve.

Responsibilities

• Define simulation requirements.
• Develop performant, cutting-edge mathematical models of robots, manipulators and the scenes in which they operate.
• Strike the balance between fidelity and computational complexity.
• Develop efficient simulation test cases that stress the robot and measure performance.
• Integrate simulation-based assessment into CI/CD pipelines in a way that scales.
• Make simulation an indispensable part of our design, development and deployment process.

Skills

Math modeling

Ownership of large project

CI/CD integration

Simulation test case development

Ability to work with cross-functional

Education

MS/PhD in engineering or related field

Tools

Isaac Sim

GPU-accelerated simulations

Cloud deployment of simulations

Job description

We are looking to recruit an exceptional Modeling & Simulation Engineer to work on our robot models, environment models, and simulation pipeline.

In this role you will:

• Define simulation requirements
• Develop performant, cutting-edge mathematical models of robots, manipulators and the scenes in which they operate
• Strike the perfect balance between fidelity and computational complexity
• Develop efficient simulation test cases that stress the robot and measure performance
• Integrate simulation-based assessment into CI/CD pipelines in a way that scales
• Make simulation an indispensable part of our entire design, development and deployment process

You will be working closely with the Simulation, Motion Planning & Controls, Field Operations and Intelligence teams.

Qualifications

Must-have:

• MS or PhD in engineering, mathematics, computer science or a related discipline
• Experience in mathematical modeling of complex dynamic systems
• Ability to take ownership of a large, strategically important development project and drive its success
• Willingness to step in and support other teams when we have tight deadlines and problems to solve

Nice-to-have:

• Familiarity with environments for robotic simulation including Isaac Sim
• Experience in some combination of:
  • applied optimization
  • modeling of mechanical contact
  • creation of detailed 3D world models
  • GPU acceleration of physics simulations
  • deployment of numerically-intensive simulations to cloud compute platforms
  • integration of simulation tests into CI/CD pipelines
  • creation of simulation test cases from real-world data
  • simulation for HiL testing