Simulation Engineer (Gz-Sim, ROS2)
Symbotic develops AI-enabled robotic systems and software for end-to-end warehouse and supply-chain automation.
About Symbotic Inc.
Symbotic provides turnkey warehouse automation systems that use autonomous robots and AI-enhanced software to store, move, sort, and fulfill goods, including distribution and micro-fulfillment operations.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design, optimize, and maintain simulation systems, tools, and virtual environments for robotic warehouse automation. You will build scalable faster-than-real-time and multi-fidelity simulations, evaluate and improve simulation capabilities, collaborate across engineering functions, document designs, communicate technical recommendations, and mentor other engineers.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- 2+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Professional Gz-Sim and ROS2 expertise
- Mastery of C++ and Python
- Ability to design, implement, test, optimize, and maintain complex simulation software
- Experience developing simulations, digital twins, virtual environments, or system modeling tools
- Verbal and written English proficiency
- Valid driver's license and ability to drive or fly to client and customer locations
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain simulation systems, tools, and virtual environments
- Develop scalable faster-than-real-time simulation environments
- Build component-, robot-, fleet-, and system-level simulation capabilities
- Evaluate simulation tools and improve performance, scalability, accuracy, and usability
- Support simulations for robots, perception, controls, routing, fleet coordination, and warehouse operations
- Collaborate with robotics, controls, perception, cloud, QA, and product teams
- Provide technical insights, trade-off analysis, risks, and recommendations
- Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, configuration guides, and operational instructions
- Stay current with simulation, robotics, digital twin, physics, rendering, cloud simulation, and AI-assisted development technologies
- Perform related duties assigned by the manager or employer
Benefits
- Business travel expense reimbursement
- Eligible employees may receive a corporate credit card