Robotics Simulation Infrastructure Engineer

Genesis; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Genesis is seeking a physics simulation engineer to build core simulation infrastructure for robotics model development, evaluation, and iteration. You will design scalable systems for running diverse simulation workloads across tasks, environments, and robots.

You will collaborate with teams to bridge sim-to-real gaps, develop reusable environment frameworks, and advance general-purpose Physical AI with CUDA/GPU optimization and expertise in rigid body simulation and FEM.

Qualifications

• Experience in physics simulation, including rigid body dynamics and FEM.
• Strong ownership and initiative with ability to solve problems independently.
• Proficiency in CUDA and GPU programming; ability to optimize compute workloads.
• Experience shaping simulation environments for robotics research and development.

Responsibilities

• Build core simulation infrastructure for robotics model development, evaluation, and iteration.
• Design scalable systems to run diverse simulation workloads across tasks, environments, and robots.
• Develop reusable environments, task interfaces, and tooling for reliable, observable sim workflows.
• Bridge the sim-to-real gap with policy training teams.
• Collaborate on a real-to-sim pipeline with asset generation teams.
• Contribute to building general-purpose Physical AI with a driven team.

Skills

Physics simulation

CUDA

GPU programming

Rigid body simulation

FEM

Independent problem solving

Tools

Genesis-world

MuJoCo

Gazebo

Isaac Sim

Job description

Genesis is seeking a physics simulation engineer to build core simulation infrastructure for robotics model development, evaluation, and iteration. You will design scalable systems for running diverse simulation workloads across tasks, environments, and robots.

You will collaborate with teams to bridge sim-to-real gaps, develop reusable environment frameworks, and advance general-purpose Physical AI with CUDA/GPU optimization and expertise in rigid body simulation and FEM.