Senior Surgical Simulation & Synthetic Data Engineer

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive, Sunnyvale, is seeking a Sr. Simulation & Synthetic Data Engineer for 100% onsite work.

You will build high‑fidelity surgical simulations and generate large synthetic datasets to train perception models, focusing on sim‑to‑real transfer for robotic-assisted surgery. You’ll work with ML engineers and simulation experts on 3D environments, physics, and data pipelines, contributing to advancements in minimally invasive care.

Qualifications

• > Bachelor's degree or equivalent; advanced degree a plus.
• > Strong software engineering and simulation/graphics experience.
• > Experience with data for ML models and sim-to-real transfer.

Responsibilities

• > Design high-fidelity simulation environments for surgical tasks.
• > Generate scalable synthetic datasets including imagery, masks, depth, flow, and kinematics.
• > Implement domain randomization and procedural scene generation.
• > Model deformable tissue physics and instrument kinematics.
• > Collaborate with ML engineers on curricula and benchmarks.
• > Develop sim-to-real transfer strategies and validation against benchtop phantoms.
• > Build reusable tools, APIs, and documentation for broader use.

Skills

Python

C++

C#

Linux

Git

Docker

GPU

3D simulation

ML data

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Graphics/Robotics/Engineering/Physics

MS or PhD preferred

Tools

Unity

NVIDIA Isaac Sim/Lab

MuJoCo

Job description

Intuitive, Sunnyvale, is seeking a Sr. Simulation & Synthetic Data Engineer for 100% onsite work.

You will build high‑fidelity surgical simulations and generate large synthetic datasets to train perception models, focusing on sim‑to‑real transfer for robotic-assisted surgery. You’ll work with ML engineers and simulation experts on 3D environments, physics, and data pipelines, contributing to advancements in minimally invasive care.