Software Engineer III, Simulation
Agility Robotics1 day ago
Remote, United States +2 moreSenior
Base Salary
$144k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and own core components of the robotics simulation stack as a founding member of the Simulation team.
- Develop hardware abstraction layers connecting sensors, actuators, and physical hardware to simulation environments.
- Develop and integrate physics simulators focused on fidelity, performance, and sim-to-real transfer.
- Build and maintain high-fidelity robot models covering kinematics, dynamics, mass properties, actuators, transmissions, and contact behavior.
- Build automated pipelines from hardware design through robot modeling and system identification.
- Use simulation to train reinforcement-learning policies, generate synthetic data, and evaluate end-to-end models.
- Evaluate robot designs through trade studies involving actuator sizing, link geometry, range of motion, and sensor placement.
- Validate simulation models against physical hardware data and improve fidelity where simulation and reality diverge.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of professional software engineering experience in robotics, simulation, or an adjacent industry, or a PhD in robotics or computer science.
- Strong proficiency in modern C++ and Python.
- Experience with a major robotics physics simulator such as MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, or Gazebo.
- Experience building rigid-body robot models using formats such as URDF, MJCF, or USD.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and compute at scale.
- Working knowledge of Git, CI/CD, Jira or an equivalent tool, and feature branching.
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in robotics, computer science, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
- Ability to collaborate across hardware and software teams, translate between technical vocabularies, and independently drive ambiguous problems to solutions.
- Experience with humanoid or legged robots, CAD-to-simulation pipelines, system identification, parameter estimation, mechanical engineering or mechatronics, advanced simulation or robot-modeling research, or using simulation to train and evaluate policies is preferred.
Benefits
- Fully remote work is available, with an option to work hybrid from a commutable distance to the Salem, Oregon; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; or Fremont, California offices.
- 401(k) plan with a 6% company match, company stock options, and company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Benefits begin on the first day of employment.
- Employee Assistance Program, flexible work arrangements, professional development, and tuition reimbursement.
- Exempt employees receive flexible unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays including a winter shutdown; non-exempt employees receive 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays including a winter shutdown.
- Catered lunches four times per week and snacks are available at the Salem and Pittsburgh offices.
- Paid parental leave and relocation assistance for eligible roles.
About Agility Robotics
Agility Robotics builds and deploys Digit, a bipedal humanoid robot for logistics and manufacturing tasks such as tote handling and material flow in warehouses and distribution centers. The privately held company sells robots, software, and support services to industrial operators integrating automation alongside human workers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Salem, Oregon, it has commercially deployed systems in real-world facilities.