Simulation Team Lead – Robotics AI & Virtual Twin

Sunrise Robotics Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Robotics Corporation seeks a Simulation Team Lead to shape the simulation foundation powering AI training, solution validation, and robot behavior in high-fidelity virtual environments. This hands-on leadership role builds and leads a multidisciplinary team across physics, 3D design, robotics, and software engineering.

You will mentor hires, set production-grade quality standards, and ensure sim-to-real transfer for customer deployments.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary simulation teams.
• Strong people leadership, hiring, and performance management.
• Expertise in robotics and physics-based simulation.
• Proficient Python with ability to review and contribute code.
• Experience delivering robust systems for real-world use.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary Simulation team across robotics, graphics, and software.
• Define and uphold production-grade simulation quality for AI training and robot behavior.
• Collaborate on digital replicas, synthetic data, and sim-based validation.
• Drive roadmap, commitments, progress, and risk management.
• Oversee agile rituals and cross-functional coordination across teams.

Skills

Leadership

Robotics simulation

Python

Production delivery

OpenUSD

Communication

Tools

NVIDIA Isaac Sim

Gazebo

MuJoCo

Docker/Kubernetes

AWS/GCP

Job description

Sunrise Robotics Corporation seeks a Simulation Team Lead to shape the simulation foundation powering AI training, solution validation, and robot behavior in high-fidelity virtual environments. This hands-on leadership role builds and leads a multidisciplinary team across physics, 3D design, robotics, and software engineering.

You will mentor hires, set production-grade quality standards, and ensure sim-to-real transfer for customer deployments.