Gatik
Senior Simulation Integration Engineer
$170K–$240K
Santa Clara, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 3, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
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About the job
Integrate the autonomy stack with a virtual simulation environment, building scenarios and ROS2 infrastructure to validate AI models and capture their performance.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain ROS2 middleware connecting AI models with simulated sensor data and control commands; configure sensor simulations.
- Create dynamic testing scenarios and ensure simulation metrics stream to the web dashboard.
- Run headless simulations in Docker for large-scale testing and manage ROS2 message logging for analysis and playback.
What they ask for
- Mastery of ROS2, including node composition, custom message types, and QoS configuration.
- High proficiency in Python 3.x and Modern C++.
- Proven experience with at least one major simulator: CARLA, Gazebo, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, or SVL.
- Strong experience with Ubuntu-based development and Docker; ability to debug timing and synchronization issues.
Nice to have
- Experience with automated testing frameworks for robotics.
- Understanding of TF2 and spatial transformations, or knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for automated simulation runs.
Pay
$170,000- $240,000 USD base salary
Tools
ROS2, C++, Python 3.x, CARLA, Gazebo, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, SVL, Docker
AI focus
Provide realistic simulated sensor data and testing scenarios to stress-test AI models and capture model performance.
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