Robotics Simulation Engineer – Physical AI & Digital Twins

AutoStore System • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

AutoStore is seeking a Robotics Simulation Engineer to build virtual environments in which robots, grids, and Physical AI systems can be tested before they are built. The simulations will enable teams to examine more scenarios than physical prototypes allow and identify failures before systems reach the field. The role is part of the New Product Development Innovation Team in Atlanta and works closely with the Engineering Tools and Services team.

The engineer will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and AI engineers to translate engineering questions into simulations that teams can run themselves. The work includes developing physics-based simulation environments and digital twins, setting up software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing, generating synthetic data, and creating tools and automated workflows for analysis and testing.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience applying simulation in robotics, hardware engineering, or product development.
• Hands-on experience with physics-based robotics simulators such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, PyBullet, or Webots.
• Strong Python programming skills and experience automating simulation workflows and analyzing large result sets; C++ is a plus.
• Solid understanding of rigid-body dynamics, kinematics, sensors, and actuators.
• Experience with automated testing, including software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, or simulation in CI/CD.
• Collaborative communication skills, including the ability to explain results and their uncertainty to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, or Robotics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with photorealistic rendering and synthetic data generation, such as Isaac Sim Replicator, NVIDIA Omniverse, Unreal Engine, or Blender, or with reinforcement-learning environments such as Isaac Lab or Gymnasium.
• Familiarity with system identification, parameter estimation, sensitivity analysis, or uncertainty quantification.
• Experience with traditional FEA tools such as Ansys Mechanical or Abaqus and 3D CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, or NX.
• Experience scaling simulations across GPUs, clusters, or cloud.
• Background in robotics, logistics automation, or other electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and run physics-based simulation environments for end-to-end testing of robots and Physical AI products.
• Build digital twins of AutoStore hardware and compare them with lab and field data to measure and improve fidelity.
• Set up software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop test benches, and add simulation test cases to regression and CI pipelines.
• Develop scenario-generation and stress-testing methods to uncover failure modes and edge cases.
• Build tools and automated workflows with the Engineering Tools and Services team so engineers can run what-if analyses and parameter sweeps.
• Generate synthetic data and simulation environments to train and evaluate perception and AI models.
• Work with teams to select an appropriate level of model detail for each question and communicate results clearly.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution.
• Generous paid time off, including 12 holidays, paid exercise time, paid volunteer time, and paid parental leave plans for all new parents.
• Retirement 401(k) plan with employer match and discretionary profit-sharing contribution.
• Educational assistance and professional development programs, including mentorship and coaching programs with external industry leaders.
• Group life insurance and voluntary additional life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level