Software Engineer – Robotics Design Simulation (Senior to Principal)

About the role

As a Software Engineer, you will play a key role in the development of simulation systems and tools responsible for supporting the design, development, qualification, and deployment of large scale integrated robotic systems for our customers. We are looking for a versatile and intellectually curious Senior Software Engineer who thrives at the intersection of simulation engineering and data science.

Responsibilities

• Develop faster than real-time and optimized simulation tools and environments for driving key design decisions for new systems and products
• Take responsibility for creating simulations transforming production data, generating synthetic data when needed, experiment creation through analysis and developing tools to automate this workflow end-to-end
• Analyze and evaluate existing simulation tools and drive improvements that enable faster, more scalable, efficient, and low-cost solutions for use across the Symbotic development teams
• Lead the design and implementation of a hierarchy of simulation capabilities to support the development and analysis of both component and integrated systems-level digital twins
• Drive project scoping and requirement specification providing senior leadership with deep technical insight needed to create long-term technical roadmaps
• Amplify impact through other team members by serving as a technical mentor to guide the team toward innovative solutions and increased productivity

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline provides the academic foundation for success; equivalent experience with a Bachelor’s degree will also be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of software engineering skills with deep technical expertise including simulation environments and optimization solutions.
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals including algorithms, data structures, object-oriented design.
• Experience with data transformation, ETL pipelines, and data wrangling using tools like Pandas, NumPy, or SQL.
• Familiarity with the current state-of-the-art and ability to draw upon a wealth of technical experience to drive difficult and impactful technological design decisions.
• Direct experience with data science workflows including experimentation, statistical analysis, and visualization.
• Experience with ML and cloud computing models and tools for training in simulation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively represent the derived results and technical concepts to leadership team.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, iterative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with modern hierarchical simulation systems for a complex software system with varying levels of fidelity for a variety of applications.

Skills

• Software engineering skills
• Simulation environments and optimization solutions
• Data transformation and wrangling
• Data science workflows
• Machine learning and cloud computing models

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• 401K
• Paid time off

Pay

The base range for this position in the posted location is $149,000.00 - $204,600.00 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Schedule

Up to 10% of travel may be required.