UUV Simulation Engineer for Autonomous Underwater Systems

Heaviside Industries, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, Vision & Dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Heaviside Industries, Inc. is seeking a skilled engineer to build and maintain physics-based simulations for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). The role focuses on developing vehicle dynamics, underwater environments, and sensor models, with integration to PX4 and ROS 2.

You will work with the engineering team to ensure reusable, testable simulation tooling and real-world data validation. Candidates should have strong C++ and Python skills, plus experience with Gazebo, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Unity

Qualifications

• Experience developing physics-based simulations for robotic, marine, aerospace, autonomous systems.
• Clear understanding of vehicle dynamics, coordinate frames, numerical simulation, and sensor modeling.
• Experience integrating simulations with robotics or embedded software.
• Familiarity with PX4, ROS 2, or similar systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a simulation environment for a UUV.
• Develop a vehicle dynamics and underwater environment model.
• Simulate navigation and perception sensors.
• Integrate simulation with PX4 and ROS 2.

Skills

C++ development

Python development

physics-based simulation

sensor modeling

PX4/ROS 2 integration

software-in-the-loop testing

team collaboration

U.S. Person ITAR compliance

Tools

Gazebo

Isaac Sim

MuJoCo

Unity

Unreal

ROS 2

Job description

Heaviside Industries, Inc. is seeking a skilled engineer to build and maintain physics-based simulations for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). The role focuses on developing vehicle dynamics, underwater environments, and sensor models, with integration to PX4 and ROS 2.

You will work with the engineering team to ensure reusable, testable simulation tooling and real-world data validation. Candidates should have strong C++ and Python skills, plus experience with Gazebo, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Unity