Digital Twin & Simulation Integration Engineer-Hybrid
Cognizant · Irving, TX · 3 wk ago
HybridEngineering$111k–$140k/yrFull-time
About the role
We are seeking a Simulation Integration Engineer with experience in digital twin, simulation platforms, and NVIDIA ecosystem technologies. This role will help decompose simulation platform capabilities into service-oriented components that can integrate with autonomy services and UI workflows.
Responsibilities
- Work with internal teams and NVIDIA counterparts to understand simulation platform capabilities.
- Help decompose simulation capabilities into reusable service components.
- Define inputs, outputs, data contracts, and artifact exchange patterns for simulation workflows.
- Support integration with digital twin assets, OpenUSD/USD assets, terrain/site data, and simulation outputs.
- Build or support adapter services that connect Helios autonomy services to NVIDIA / Physical AI simulation capabilities.
- Validate simulation outputs for customer-facing operational workflows.
- Document platform boundaries between Physical AI simulation and Helios operational simulation.
- Support proof-of-concept and MVP integration demos.
- NVIDIA / Physical AI capability decomposition document.
- Simulation input/output contract definitions.
- Digital twin / USD asset exchange approach.
- Integration adapter design and implementation support.
- MVP simulation workflow demonstration.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in simulation, digital twin, robotics, 3D platforms, or platform integration.
- Experience with NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, OpenUSD/USD, or comparable simulation/digital twin platforms.
- Understanding of simulation workflows, scenario definition, asset exchange, and simulation outputs.
- Experience with Python and API-based integration.
- Experience with containerized workloads and cloud environments.
- Ability to work with complex technical ambiguity and define practical integration paths.
Skills
- Experience with NVIDIA Omniverse Kit, Nucleus, Isaac Sim, or Isaac ROS.
- Experience with robotics simulation or autonomous systems.
- Experience with geospatial/terrain data and site modeling.
- Experience with synthetic data generation or AI model validation.
- Experience integrating simulation outputs into customer-facing applications.
- Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short