System Software Engineer - Robotics Simulation

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 196,000; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a System Software Engineer for its Robotics Simulation Team in Santa Clara, CA. You will build and integrate tools to configure, simulate, and test robots, and you will maintain the simulation stack for scalable robot and sensor simulation.

The role requires strong C, C++, and Python skills, plus experience with robotics or motion planning. NVIDIA offers equity and comprehensive benefits for eligible employees.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Simulation, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years of relevant experience in systems software engineering.
• Excellent C, C++, and Python programming skills.
• Experience with physics simulation, robotics, or motion planning and controls.

Responsibilities

• Build and integrate tools to configure, simulate, and test robots.
• Maintain and optimize the simulation stack for scalable robot and sensor simulation.
• Integrate APIs for large-scale simulator deployments on distributed systems.
• Develop microservices using ZMQ, DDS, RPC, RESTful and other network level communication APIs.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

We are now looking for a System Software Engineer for our Robotics Simulation Team! NVIDIA Isaac Sim™ is a cutting-edge robotics simulation platform that empowers researchers and engineers to accelerate the development and deployment of intelligent robots. Leveraging the power of NVIDIA's AI and GPU technologies, Isaac Sim offers a realistic and scalable environment for training, validating, and optimizing robots for real-world scenarios.

What you’ll be doing:

• Building and integrating tools to configure, simulate, and test robots.
• Maintain and optimize the existing simulation stack for scalable robot and sensor simulation.
• Integrate APIs to support large scale simulator deployments on distributed systems.
• Develop microservices using ZMQ, DDS, RPC, RESTful and other network level communication APIs.

What we need to see:

• BS, MS, PhD (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Simulation, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years of relevant experience in systems software engineering.
• Excellent C, C++, and Python programming skills.
• Flexibility to adapt quickly to varying roles & responsibilities.
• Experience with physics simulation, robotics or motion planning & controls.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work optimally with multi-functional teams, principles, and architects across organizational boundaries and geographies.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience with Isaac Sim, Omniverse, USD, MJCF, URDF, CAD formats.
• Background with physical robots, reinforcement learning, synthetic data generation.
• Experience with UI/UX for user and developer facing tools.
• Background with shipping and supporting software products.
• Experience with system level optimization using multi-threading, asynchronous programming, concurrency and parallelism.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most dedicated and expert individuals in the world working for us. If you're creative and passionate about developing cloud services, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 124,000 USD - 195,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 4, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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