Robotics Simulation Engineer

Summary

HavocAI develops collaborative autonomous systems across sea, air, and land for military and commercial applications. The Robotics Simulation Engineer will build realistic simulation environments, tools, and infrastructure to develop, test, and validate autonomous systems. The role involves integrating simulations with autonomy stacks, mission software, sensor models, and testing infrastructure while improving automated and large-scale scenario evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain simulation environments and tools using Unity, Unreal Engine, or similar platforms
• Develop configurable scenarios, agents, sensors, environmental conditions, mission events, and test environments
• Support simulation across autonomous surface vessels, drones, ground vehicles, and multi-agent systems
• Develop realistic agent behaviors, traffic patterns, environmental conditions, and edge-case scenarios
• Use real-world field data, logs, and test results to continuously improve simulation fidelity and relevance
• Develop closed-loop simulation workflows that allow autonomy and mission software to operate against simulated vehicles, sensors, agents, and environments
• Support software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), replay, regression testing, and automated scenario evaluation
• Integrate simulation environments with autonomy stacks, mission software, command-and-control systems, sensor models, and data pipelines
• Build automated testing capabilities that help identify regressions and validate system behavior before field deployment
• Partner with engineering teams to reproduce field failures and complex operational scenarios in simulation
• Build tools for scenario generation, simulation orchestration, automated testing, visualization, debugging, and results analysis
• Improve the repeatability and scalability of simulation-based testing across engineering teams
• Support automated and large-scale execution of simulation scenarios where appropriate
• Develop clear interfaces and workflows that make simulation capabilities easy for engineers to adopt and use
• Maintain documentation, examples, and best practices for internal simulation tools
• Partner closely with Autonomy, Software, Perception, Product, Field Operations, and Program teams
• Translate engineering, testing, and operational requirements into useful simulation capabilities
• Incorporate feedback from field testing and deployed systems into simulation environments and test scenarios
• Help identify where simulation can reduce field-test cycles, accelerate development, and improve system reliability

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, Simulation, Game Development, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field
• 3+ years of experience building simulation software, robotics simulation, game-engine environments, developer tooling, or automated test infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with Unity, Unreal Engine, or similar 3D simulation platforms
• Strong programming skills in C++, C#, Python, or similar languages
• Experience building configurable environments, scenario systems, agent behaviors, or automated testing tools
• Understanding of closed-loop simulation, SIL, HIL, replay testing, or automated system evaluation
• Experience integrating complex software systems across simulation, data, and robotics workflows
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Ability to operate independently and take ownership in a fast-moving, ambiguous engineering environment
• Passion for building tools that enable engineering teams to move faster and deliver more reliable systems
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance
• Experience simulating autonomous vehicles, sensors, robotics systems, or multi-agent environments
• Experience with Unreal Engine, Unity, Cesium, CARLA, Gazebo, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, AirSim, or similar platforms
• Experience with automated scenario generation, simulation orchestration, or large-scale simulation execution
• Experience with synthetic data generation, perception simulation, sensor modeling, environmental modeling, or physics-based simulation
• Experience integrating simulation with autonomy stacks, mission software, or command-and-control systems
• Experience with cloud or distributed simulation and CI/CD-based regression testing
• Familiarity with robotics middleware, telemetry systems, replay tooling, distributed systems, or real-time software
• Experience supporting defense, aerospace, robotics, autonomy, simulation, or dual-use technology programs
• Active or prior security clearance

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, Simulation, Game Development, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field
• 3+ years of experience building simulation software, robotics simulation, game-engine environments, developer tooling, or automated test infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with Unity, Unreal Engine, or similar 3D simulation platforms
• Strong programming skills in C++, C#, Python, or similar languages
• Experience building configurable environments, scenario systems, agent behaviors, or automated testing tools
• Understanding of closed-loop simulation, SIL, HIL, replay testing, or automated system evaluation
• Experience integrating complex software systems across simulation, data, and robotics workflows
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Ability to operate independently and take ownership in a fast-moving, ambiguous engineering environment
• Passion for building tools that enable engineering teams to move faster and deliver more reliable systems
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance

Nice to Haves

• Experience simulating autonomous vehicles, sensors, robotics systems, or multi-agent environments
• Experience with Unreal Engine, Unity, Cesium, CARLA, Gazebo, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, AirSim, or similar platforms
• Experience with automated scenario generation, simulation orchestration, or large-scale simulation execution
• Experience with synthetic data generation, perception simulation, sensor modeling, environmental modeling, or physics-based simulation
• Experience integrating simulation with autonomy stacks, mission software, or command-and-control systems
• Experience with cloud or distributed simulation and CI/CD-based regression testing
• Familiarity with robotics middleware, telemetry systems, replay tooling, distributed systems, or real-time software
• Experience supporting defense, aerospace, robotics, autonomy, simulation, or dual-use technology programs
• Active or prior security clearance

Benefits

• 100% Employer paid Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your families
• Life Insurance (Employer Paid)
• Ability to participate in the companies 401k program (Matching)
• Unlimited PTO policy with an enforced 2 week minimum
• Equity Package
• Work / Home Office Stipend
• Global Entry
• 16 Week Paid Parental Leave
• Monthly Health and Wellness Stipend