Lead Software Engineer, Robotics Simulation

Location: San Jose, United States of America; onsite

Salary: $119,000–$221,000 annual salary in California, plus potential incentive compensation, bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops technology and simulation solutions for physical AI, robotics, and other technology applications.

What you will do

• Develop simulation algorithms for physical AI and robotics applications, including many-body dynamics and finite element analysis.
• Develop and refine contact algorithms for modeling physical interactions in robotics scenarios.
• Validate simulation algorithms on robotics hardware and use experimental results to guide improvements.
• Compare simulation behavior with real-world deployment scenarios and address differences between simulated and hardware results.
• Apply control theory, controller optimization, and tuning methods to support simulation and hardware validation as applicable.

Requirements

• Degree in mechanical engineering, computer science, or a related discipline.

Nice to have

• PhD in mechanical engineering, computer science, or a related discipline.
• Expertise spanning numerical methods or simulation and practical robotics deployment scenarios.
• Experience with many-body dynamics, finite element analysis, and contact algorithms.
• Experience validating simulation algorithms on robotics hardware.
• Expertise in control theory and controller optimization and tuning.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid vacation and paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision plan options.
• Potential bonus, equity, and other incentive compensation.