Senior System Software Engineer - Robotics Simulation

Details

NVIDIA Isaac Sim is a cutting-edge robotics simulation platform that empowers researchers and engineers to accelerate the development and deployment of intelligent robots. Leveraging NVIDIA's AI and GPU technologies, Isaac Sim offers a realistic and scalable environment for training, validating, and optimizing robots for real-world scenarios.

You will be part of the Robotics Simulation team working on infrastructure and production-grade robotic software that blends simulation and real-world applications. The role focuses on building tools and infrastructure that remove friction and enable rapid iteration for teams developing robotics systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers and UI/UX teams to design and improve robotics workflows
• Build and integrate tools for robot configuration, simulation, and testing
• Improve user-facing documentation, tutorials, and examples to enhance user experience
• Support and help drive community-driven development and open-source initiatives

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Simulation, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of systems software engineering experience
• Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills
• Experience supporting community-driven software development and support
• Experience with physics simulation, robotics, or motion planning and controls
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, principal engineers, and architects across organizational boundaries and geographies

Ways To Stand Out

• Background with Isaac Sim, Omniverse, USD, MJCF, URDF, and CAD formats
• Experience with physical robots, reinforcement learning, and synthetic data generation
• Familiarity with UI/UX for user and developer facing tools
• Experience shipping and supporting software products

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range for Level 3: 148,000 USD - 235,750 USD
• Base salary range for Level 4: 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD
• You will also be eligible for equity and benefits (link to NVIDIA benefits referenced in original posting).

Other details

• Employment type: Full time
• Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
• Applications accepted at least until January 11, 2026

Equal Opportunity

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. They state they do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.