Robotics Real2Sim Engineering Manager: Digital Twins & AI

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

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Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Robotics Neural Reconstruction & Real2Sim Applications team within the Isaac Engineering org. You will manage a group of robotics software and applied research engineers, guiding projects on 3D reconstruction, digital twins, and robot simulation.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, collaboration across Isaac teams, and delivering validated tools for is robotics deployment at scale.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ overall years of experience working on robotics and deep learning technologies.
• 3+ years of experience in technical leadership or team management in robotics, autonomous driving, machine learning, or related domains.
• Strong hands-on programming skills in Python and/or C++; experience with Deep Learning frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow) and physics simulation tools (Isaac Sim/Lab, MuJoCo).
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with robot learning, including imitation or reinforcement learning, and robot perception.
• Experience with robot simulation tools & on robot deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of robotics software and applied research engineers focused on robotics Neural Reconstruction & Real2Sim Applications.
• Drive the definition, planning, and execution of projects involving 3D reconstruction, Digital twin creation, and robot simulation & validation tools.
• Guide the team in advancing Real2Sim and its integration in robot learning developments.
• Hands-on design, implementation, and deployment of novel algorithms for Neural Reconstruction, Real2Sim and their real-world applications & validation.
• Collaborate & support other Isaac teams including Sim/Lab, Platform and SQA to deploy, validate, extend and release the capabilities & features on physical robots as well as on at-scale simulations.
• Ensure effective integration, validation and releases of applied research efforts in collaboration with research teams and on top of NVIDIA’s advanced robotics platforms.
• Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration, supporting deliverables such as prototypes, open source software contributions, patents, and publications.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, hardware, and software teams to translate engineering work into impactful products.

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Robotics Neural Reconstruction & Real2Sim Applications team within the Isaac Engineering org. You will manage a group of robotics software and applied research engineers, guiding projects on 3D reconstruction, digital twins, and robot simulation.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, collaboration across Isaac teams, and delivering validated tools for is robotics deployment at scale.