Senior Simulation Platform Product Manager

Apptronik; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Technical Product Manager - Simulation to bridge hardware and software as you drive the product vision and execute roadmaps across the simulated robotics stack. You will own the simulation platforms roadmap, define use cases for perception, autonomy & navigation, and ensure a highly configurable UX for developers to create, modify and analyze test scenarios.

Requires 7+ years in product management or engineering, strong communication, and experience with

Qualifications

• Experience in developing or managing simulation environments or tools.
• Experience with physics engines, robotic sim engines, rendering pipelines or digital twins.
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven decision making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to translate insights into business impact.
• Ability to decide under uncertainty prioritizing velocity over perfection.
• Advocates user feedback within cross-functional teams.
• Nice to have: autonomous robots/vehicles experience.
• Nice to have: Unity, Issac, MuJoCo experience.
• Nice to have: synthetic data generation for perception/autonomy/nav stacks.
• Nice to have: UI/UX experience for developer-facing tools.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the simulation platforms roadmap: scope, sequencing, and feature priorities.
• Drive the technical definition of simulation environments focusing on perception, autonomy, and navigation for robot fleets.
• Define and prioritize use cases for simulating realistic customer environments for testing.
• Ensure the platform has a configurable, intuitive UX for developers to create and analyze tests.
• Define use cases based on business impact, feasibility, and customer needs.
• Ensure product efforts align with real-world economic value for customers.
• Synthesize insights from user research, meetings, usage data, and sales feedback into strategy.
• Define product features and communicate requirements to engineering with clear docs.
• Support product marketing, partner relationships, and other opportunities to accelerate adoption.

Skills

Simulation environments

Physics engines / robotic simulation

Data-driven decisions

Technical communication

Decision making under uncertainty

User feedback advocacy

Autonomous robots/vehicles (Nice to Hа

Unity / Issac / MuJoCo

Synthetic data generation

UI/UX for developer tools

Tools

Unity

Issac

MuJoCo

Job description

Apptronik in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Technical Product Manager - Simulation to bridge hardware and software as you drive the product vision and execute roadmaps across the simulated robotics stack. You will own the simulation platforms roadmap, define use cases for perception, autonomy & navigation, and ensure a highly configurable UX for developers to create, modify and analyze test scenarios.

Requires 7+ years in product management or engineering, strong communication, and experience with