As a Robotics Simulation Engineer, you will build and own the simulation infrastructure that underpins development and testing at NODE. You will create high-fidelity digital twins of intralogistics environments, develop and maintain robot models, and build the CI pipelines that run simulation-based regression tests against our navigation and fleet management software. What you will do:
Design, build, and maintain simulation environments for autonomous mobile robots in intralogistics settings
Develop and refine robot models (URDF, SDF) including sensor simulation (LiDAR, odometry, cameras)
Build and own simulation-based CI/CD pipelines on GitLab to automate regression testing
Collaborate with Robotics Core engineers to close the sim-to-real gap and validate navigation and fleet management behaviors
Evaluate and integrate new simulation tooling (e.g. NVIDIA Isaac Sim) where it improves fidelity or coverage
Maintain and extend our custom simulation tooling alongside Gazebo
What makes this role exciting:
Meaningful problems: real sim-to-real challenges on hardware that operates in production warehouses
Greenfield opportunities: you shape how we build and evolve our simulation infrastructure
Close to hardware: direct collaboration with the team building the physical robots
Small, senior team: your work has direct impact on every release
Your profile
Must-have:
3–5 years of hands-on experience in robotics software development
Strong proficiency in ROS 2
Solid C++ and Python skills
Experience with Gazebo (Ignition/Harmonic) — building environments, robot models, plugins
Understanding of mobile robot fundamentals: kinematics, sensor models, localization, navigation
Familiarity with CI/CD — specifically GitLab CI — for automated software testing
Nice-to-have:
Experience with NVIDIA Isaac Sim or other high-fidelity simulators
Exposure to intralogistics, warehouse automation, or fleet management systems
Multi-robot simulation experience
Knowledge of digital twin concepts and tooling
What we offer
Flexible Working Hours: There are no such thing as core work times.
Public Transportation Allowance: We cover the majority of the cost of your commuter pass
Sports: Get a free Urban Sports Club membership
Learning Budget: A fixed yearly learning budget can be spent on anything.
Discounts: We are part of the "Corporate Benefits" program.
Accessibility: Our modern office space at ARENA2036 is barrier-free.
