ROLE Modeling and Simulation Engineer Develop cutting-edge robot models, environment models, and simulation pipelines

Maven Robotics, Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Maven Robotics, Inc. in San Francisco seeks an exceptional Modeling & Simulation Engineer to advance robot models, environment models and the simulation pipeline.

You will define simulation requirements, develop performant mathematical models of robots, manipulators and scenes, and balance fidelity with computational complexity to enable fast, reliable design iterations. You will work closely with the Simulation, Motion Planning & Controls, Field Operations and Intelligence teams, and you

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 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.

Skills

Mathematical modeling

Simulation engineering

Performance optimization

Cross-team collaboration

Education

MS or PhD in engineering, mathematics, computer science

Tools

Isaac Sim

CUDA

Python

GPU acceleration

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 successli>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