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Senior Software Engineer, Simulation

AI overview

Apply your expertise in robotics software to create high-fidelity simulations, develop robust testing workflows, and provide technical leadership in enhancing industrial robotics.

Intrinsic is Alphabet’s bet aiming to reimagine the potential of industrial robotics. Our team believes that advances in AI, perception and simulation will redefine what’s possible for industrial robotics in the near future – with software and data at the core. 

Our mission is to make industrial robotics intelligent, accessible, and usable for millions more businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers. We are a dynamic team of engineers, roboticists, designers, and technologists who are passionate about unlocking the creative and economic potential of industrial robotics.

Role

As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Simulation, you will apply your deep experience in robotics software and physics-based simulation to build high-fidelity environments using Gazebo. You will work closely with other software engineers, roboticists, and perception experts to create digital twins that enable the testing and validation of robotic software without the need for physical hardware. You will provide technical leadership within the team, driving the architecture and implementation of scalable simulation infrastructure to ensure our robotic solutions are robust and reliable for real-world industrial applications.

How your work moves the mission forward

  • Design and implement scalable simulation infrastructure and assets using Gazebo and ROS.
  • Lead the technical approach for bridging the gap between simulation and real-world robot performance (sim-to-real).
  • Develop automated testing workflows that leverage simulation for continuous integration and validation.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate simulation capabilities into the Flowstate platform.
  • Mentor junior engineers to foster technical growth and best practices in robotics simulation.
  • Maintain and contribute to the development of open source software.

Skills you will need to be successful

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Robotics, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in robotics software development or simulation.
  • Proficiency programming in C++ and Python.
  • Experience building and optimizing large, multi-threaded systems.
  • Extensive experience with the Gazebo simulator and ROS 2.
  • Experience with building physics simulations using engines such as Dart, Bullet, ODE, or MuJoCo.

Skills that will differentiate your candidacy

  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g., GCP, Kubernetes) for running distributed simulations.
  • Familiarity with Entity-Component-System (ECS) architecture for game or simulation development.
  • Knowledge of computer graphics or rendering pipelines.
  • Experience with sensor data or synthetic data generation.
  • Experience with Universal Scene Description (USD), Simulation Description Format (SDF), and Unified Robotics Description Format (URDF).
  • Background in developing plugins or core contributions to open-source robotics projects.
  • Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
  • Experience creating interfaces for front end user facing tools.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

At Intrinsic, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment at Intrinsic is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Intrinsic does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. It is Intrinsic’s policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at: [email protected].

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