Senior Robotics Simulation Engineer

Akkodis is recruiting for a Sr Robitcs Simulation engineer for a client in the Warren, MI area. This is an onsite, contract position with a pay range of $40 an hour to $43 an hour depending on education, experience and location.

We are seeking a Senior Robotic Simulation Engineer with deep, hands‑on expertise in building high‑fidelity simulation environments and synthetic data pipelines using NVIDIA Isaac Sim or similar
. In this role, you will directly contribute to the development of scalable, realistic virtual worlds that power the training and validation of robotic foundation models for perception, planning, and manipulation.

• MSc or PhD in Robotics, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, or related field
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience in robotics simulation, synthetic data generation, or virtual environment development
• Proficiency with Isaac Sim, Omniverse, or similar simulation platforms
• Strong programming skills in Python and C++, with experience in simulation APIs and data annotation tools
• Familiarity with 3D vision, sensor modeling, and domain randomization techniques

• Experience integrating simulation outputs into ML pipelines for training and evaluation
• Experience with robotics frameworks (e.g., ROS/ROS2, Move It, Nav2)
• Background in industrial automation, autonomous vehicles, or robotic manipulation
• Publications or contributions in simulation, synthetic data, or robotics venues (e.g. ICRA, RSS, CVPR)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software development practices such as Bash, Github, Bazel, Docker

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$40.00 to $43.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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