Simulation Software Engineer

The Boston Dynamics Central Software team is looking for a Simulation and Tools Software Engineer to join us. If you are creative, have a passion for making contributions with broad impact, and thrive in a dynamic and team-oriented environment, this is the role for you!

In this role you will develop and extend software tools, infrastructure, and services for robot simulation. These simulations will be used by staff across project teams to develop new robot behaviors, as part of AI/ML solutions, and for key quality assurance workflows. This software is critical to delivering new capabilities and will be used every day by engineers across Boston Dynamics.

Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges. For years, our awe-inspiring viral videos on YouTube have shown the world what remarkably capable robots can do. Now we are quickly becoming a recognized leader in automation solutions for industrial applications and warehouse logistics.

How will you make an impact:

• Work with others to shape how simulation can be used to ease robot behaviors creation and to ship better products. Build, deliver, and refine tools based on what you learn from internal end-users.
• Grow your knowledge of simulation technologies (sensor modeling, cluster computing, rigid-body dynamics) and robot software architectures - then accelerate others with what you learn.
• Research and adapt new ways to apply simulation and tools to robotics problems. Advocate for and help others understand these opportunities.
• Scale simulation as a tool into domains like behavior testing, autonomy development, and continuous deployment. Integrate solutions into our software environment.

Desired skills:

• Minimum 5 years developing, debugging, profiling, and optimizing software in C++. Knowledge of Python and other languages is a plus.
• Experience with content creation tools (Maya, Blender) and standards (FBX, USD) used in the film/game industry for Asset creation and visualization (Unreal, Unity)
• Experience with state-of-the-art physics simulation engines used in robotics and games (Mujoco, Gazebo, Bullet, Dart)
• A proven track-record delivering working solutions in large multi-language cross-platform codebases
• Experience deploying and pipelines for ML applications

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.