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Staff Software Engineer - Robotics (Simulation)
General Motors
Remote, USA
Full-time
Senior · 6+ years experience
Remote
Discovered 4 days ago
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Experience
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 4+ years building or operating robotics simulation.
- Experience validating real robot behavior against simulation and closing the gap.
- Experience supporting other teams as an infrastructure owner.
- Education
- M.S. degree or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
- Equivalent industry experience with demonstrated simulation depth can be considered.
- Core technical background
- Hands-on experience with a commercial or opensource simulator, including Process Simulate, Isaac Sim or Gazebo or comparable.
- Strong understanding of rigid body dynamics, contact modeling, and numerical integration, including where solvers break down.
- Experience with sensor simulation and rendering, including LiDAR and depth camera models.
- Experience with GPU-accelerated or parallel simulation for large-scale data generation.
- Experience with robot description formats: URDF, SDF, USD, and their conversion pitfalls.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python.
- Systems mindset
- Ability to judge how much fidelity a given validation question requires.
- Willing to state when a simulation result should not be trusted.
- Comfortable trading simulation speed against accuracy.
- Collaboration
- Ability to work effectively with remote teams across multiple time zones.
- Treats simulation as a product with internal users.
Nice to have
- Experience with simulation to real transfer and domain randomization.
- Experience with virtual commissioning or digital twin projects in manufacturing.
- Familiarity with Visual Components, Process Simulate, or comparable process simulation tools.
- Prior open-source contributions to Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or the ROS ecosystem.
- Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.
- The salary range for this role is $160,200 to $290,700. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
- Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
- Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
- Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.
About General Motors
Automotive10,001+Founded 1908
General Motors is a U.S. automotive company that designs, manufactures, and sells vehicles under brands including Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac. The company operates globally across vehicle engineering, manufacturing, sales, and mobility services.
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