Senior Software Engineer, Unity

Intuitive; Peachtree Corners (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive is seeking a Senior Unity Engineer focused on Unity physics and advanced kinematics to build and optimize our digital twin robot simulations. The role requires translating real-world robotic behavior into accurate, performant XR simulations while balancing realism with maintainability and delivery timelines.

The ideal candidate will collaborate across engineering, design, and product roles to ensure the simulation represents real-world dynamics and scales with the platform’s long-term

Qualifications

• Expert in Unity physics and forward/inverse kinematics.
• Experience translating real-world robotic behavior into simulation.
• Balance realism, performance, maintainability, and delivery timelines.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate real-world robot code and adapt it to the digital twin robot codebase.
• Profile, diagnose, and optimize CPU, GPU, and memory for XR performance.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product owners and subject matter experts to translate robotic behavior into simulation.
• Evaluate technical tradeoffs and pragmatic implementation decisions to support product goals and schedules.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, coding standards, and long-term platform maintainability.

Skills

Unity

Kinematics

XR optimization

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Unity Engineer, with an emphasis on the Unity physics system and advanced kinematic chains utilizing inverse and forward kinematics. We are looking for an engineer who combines deep technical expertise with sound engineering judgment. Someone who understands how to balance realism, performance, maintainability, and delivery timelines to consistently ship high-quality software.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the real-world robot code and apply it to optimize, improve, and expand the capabilities of our existing digital twin robot codebase
• Profile, diagnose, and optimize performance across CPU, GPU, and memory for acceptable XR performance
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product owners, and subject matter experts to translate real-world robotic behavior into simulation
• Evaluate technical tradeoffs and make pragmatic implementation decisions that support product goals and delivery schedules
• Contribute to architectural decisions, coding standards, and long-term platform maintainability