Apptronik · 3 weeks ago
Senior Engineering Manager - Robotics Simulation
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
10+ years expApptronik is building robots for the real world to improve human quality of life and to help solve the ever-increasing labor shortage problem. They are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Engineering Manager to lead their Robotics Simulation efforts, responsible for defining and designing the simulation platform for their autonomous humanoid robot and spearheading the architecture and development of the core simulation infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Industrial AutomationMachinery ManufacturingRobotics
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain simulation infrastructure integrated with robot control systems, ensuring that data flows accurately reflect both simulated and real-world operations
Transfer real-world robot parameters into simulation and design accurate contact models for high-fidelity sim-to-real alignment
Develop parallel simulation platforms for RL and create photorealistic environments for vision-based tasks, eg. camera / lidar simulation
Develop the pipeline to ensure autonomous behavior is robust against edge cases and unexpected real-world conditions
Build and grow the simulation team and lead project planning and technical direction, working closely with cross-functional teams to keep efforts aligned and moving forward
Build metrics and evaluation frameworks that evaluate system-level performance and reliability
Qualification
Required
Excellent C++ and Python programming skills
Familiar with best practices for software development, including CI/CD, automated testing, and code quality standards to ensure a robust and scalable codebase
Technical leadership experience in robotic simulation, including defining technical roadmaps and collaborating cross-functionally to align priorities and drive project execution
Understanding of Robotics concepts like kinematics, dynamics, controls, path planning and system identification
Deep understanding of Reinforcement Learning with preferable experience in research or production environment
Experience architecting and managing large-scale training workloads, including deploying parallel simulations on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Ray, Kubernetes)
Education: MS or PhD in relevant fields (Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, etc.)
Experience: 10+ years of experience in developing robotic simulations for high-performance, contact-rich, and dynamic robotic environments
Preferred
Experience with the MuJoCo robotic simulator
Nice to have: Nvidia Isaac, pybullet, other simulators
Company
Apptronik
Apptronik is a robotics company that designs and builds human-centered robotics systems.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$762.79MKey Investors
Humanoid GlobalTerex
2025-11-25Series B· $331M
2025-10-02Corporate Round· $0.06M
2025-02-13Series A· $403M
Leadership Team
Jeffrey Cardenas
CEO
Nicholas Paine
CTO
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