Simulation Engineer, Robotics & Embodied AI Systems

Embedding VC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Moonlake in San Francisco is building high-fidelity robotics simulations and world models to advance embodied AI. We’re seeking a hands-on Simulation Engineer to design and implement simulation environments, physics, and sensor models used for robot learning, evaluation, and sim-to-real transfer.

The role collaborates with robotics, world models, and AI teams to ensure scalable, production-quality infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience building robotics simulation systems.
• Experience with robotics simulators such as Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, PyBullet, Gazebo, Drake, or equivalent.
• Understanding of robot dynamics, physics simulation, sensor modeling, and sim-to-real transfer.
• Strong software engineering skills in Python, C++, or similar languages.
• Experience building production-quality simulation software and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build robotics simulation environments for training and evaluation.
• Develop scalable simulation workflows for rapid experimentation and learning.
• Improve sim-to-real transfer via calibration and validation.
• Create simulation benchmarks and tooling to support ML workflows.

Skills

Robotics simulation

Python

C++

ROS2

System design

Education

MS or PhD in Robotics

Tools

Isaac Sim

MuJoCo

PyBullet

Gazebo

Drake

ROS2

Job description

Moonlake in San Francisco is building high-fidelity robotics simulations and world models to advance embodied AI. We’re seeking a hands-on Simulation Engineer to design and implement simulation environments, physics, and sensor models used for robot learning, evaluation, and sim-to-real transfer.

The role collaborates with robotics, world models, and AI teams to ensure scalable, production-quality infrastructure.