Staff Simulation Engineer - Dexterity

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4+ years of hands-on robotic simulation experience (Senior); 7+ years (Staff) Experience with robotic hands or high-DOF manipulators Demonstrated experience with contact-rich simulation — not just kinematics and trajectory playback Experience with…

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Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond.

We operate at the cutting edge of embodied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better.

We are seeking a Staff Simulation Engineer to be the sole owner of dexterous hand simulation at Apptronik.

This is a high-autonomy, high-impact individual contributor role. You will define how hands are represented in simulation — from contact geometry and physics fidelity all the way through sim-to-real validation — and you will be the authoritative technical voice across Mechanical Design, Controls, and Hardware whenever simulation of the hand is in scope. There is no team beneath you, but your work directly unblocks multiple teams.

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Requirements

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4+ years of hands-on robotic simulation experience (Senior); 7+ years (Staff)
Experience with robotic hands or high-DOF manipulators
Demonstrated experience with contact-rich simulation — not just kinematics and trajectory playback
Experience with physics parameter identification (sysid) or domain randomization pipelines
Proven ability to operate as a domain owner: setting technical direction, making independent architectural decisions, and driving cross-functional alignment through expertise
Strong Python skills; C++ a plus
Solid fundamentals: rigid body dynamics, contact mechanics, collision geometry, spatial math
Hardware-grounded: experience running sim-to-real comparisons with real sensor data

Deep working knowledge of Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, or equivalent modern robotics simulator
Familiarity with tactile sensing or F/T sensor integration in simulation
USD proficiency: composition arcs, layers, stages
Background in teleoperation or motion retargeting

MS or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields.

Requirements

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Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen
Hearing and speech to communicate

*This is a direct hire. Please, no outside Agency solicitations.

Apptronik provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.