Senior Real-Time Physics Engine Lead (Equity)

Worldscape; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

401k plan

Flexible time off

Job summary

Worldscape in Redmond, WA is seeking a senior physics engineer to help design and implement real-time simulation features for distributed data platforms and immersive digital twins. You will define data models, simulation loops, and solver strategies across engine and simulation systems, ensuring robust performance on multi-platform deployments.

You will own collision detection, vehicle dynamics, and atmospheric/orbital physics while guiding cross-functional teams, building tooling, and

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years in real-time/game physics engineering; 2 shipped titles with substantial physics ownership.
• Expert in C with modern standards and data-oriented design.

Responsibilities

• Define data models, simulation loops, solver strategies, and integration points across engine and simulation systems
• Deliver core physics features: collision detection, entity controllers, vehicle dynamics, and atmospheric/orbital physics
• Build physics-driven interactions, authoring tools, and runtime hooks such as IK and state machines
• Own performance: profile, optimize, and budget frame time and memory across platforms; lead multi-threading/Job System/SIMD
• Establish test suites and verification practices; reduce instability and edge-case scenarios
• Build tooling and visualizers to accelerate designer iteration and QA
• Collaborate with backend, AI, data pipelines, and platform teams; communicate constraints and milestones
• Participate in code reviews, design docs, and coding standards

Skills

Real-time physics

C programming

Collision detection (GJK/SAT)

Multi-threading

SIMD

Profiling & debugging

Engine integration

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science/Software Engineering/Physics/Math

Tools

VTune

PIX

Nsight

RenderDoc

Unreal Engine Chaos

Unity DOTS/Physics

Havok

Bullet Physics

Job description

Worldscape in Redmond, WA is seeking a senior physics engineer to help design and implement real-time simulation features for distributed data platforms and immersive digital twins. You will define data models, simulation loops, and solver strategies across engine and simulation systems, ensuring robust performance on multi-platform deployments.

You will own collision detection, vehicle dynamics, and atmospheric/orbital physics while guiding cross-functional teams, building tooling, and