Sr. Simulation & Synthetic Data Engineer

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Sr. Simulation & Synthetic Data Engineer in USA new

Intuitive
Full time
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USA
11/05/2026
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Sunnyvale, CA

Responsibilities

Design and build high-fidelity simulation environments for surgical tasks.
Generate, quality-check, version, and deliver scalable synthetic datasets containing imagery, segmentation masks, depth, optical flow, and kinematic state.
Implement domain randomization and procedural scene generation to improve sim-to-real transfer.
Model deformable soft-tissue physics, tool-tissue contact, and instrument kinematics for Intuitive platforms.
Partner with ML engineers on task curricula, reward functions, and evaluation benchmarks.
Develop sim-to-real transfer strategies and validate simulated behaviors against benchtop phantoms and real systems.
Build reusable tools, APIs, documentation, and task-creation frameworks for the broader team.
Integrate simulation environments and synthetic-data infrastructure with ML training pipelines.

Requirements

Strong software engineering skills with maintainable, tested code in Python, C++ and/or C#.
Hands-on experience with a physics simulator, game engine, rendering pipeline, VFX pipeline, robotics simulator, or related system.
Experience producing data used to train ML models or working closely with teams that do so.
Working knowledge of 3D and physics fundamentals, including coordinate frames, rendering, rigid-body dynamics, and contact dynamics.
Several years of experience in games, simulation, graphics, robotics, or data systems is expected, though no specific number of years is stated.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Robotics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred experience includes deformable-object simulation, NVIDIA Isaac Sim/Lab, surgical robotics simulation, sim-to-real techniques, vision-language or vision-language-action models, procedural asset creation, distributed compute, medical imaging, or relevant publications and open-source work.

Benefits

Fully onsite work at the Sunnyvale campus with a day shift.
Market-competitive compensation package including base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.
Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and interview process.

Salary: $160k - $271k/yr

Intuitive

Intuitive is a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery, specializing in minimally invasive care that enhances the healing potential of physicians and improves patient outcomes. We are dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery through innovative technology and intelligent design, making life...

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