Senior Robotics Simulation Engineer

Warren

Thursday, 28 May 2026

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features. Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale. Senior Robotics Simulation Engineer - Robotics Technology Development. Work Arrangement. Onsite - This position requires the employee to be onsite full-time. The primary work location will be at the General Motors Global Technical Center in Warren, MI. The Role. We are seeking a Senior Robotic Simulation Engineer with deep, hands-on expertise in building high-fidelity simulation environments and synthetic data pipelines using NVIDIA Isaac Sim or similar. In this role, you will directly contribute to the development of scalable, realistic virtual worlds that power the training and validation of robotic foundation models for perception, planning, and manipulation. At GM’s manufacturing technology development team, you’ll work closely with robotics and AI teams within the Manufacturing Technology Development (MTD) team to create simulation scenes that replicate complex manufacturing environments, generate diverse synthetic datasets, and build robust data workflows that accelerate model development and deployment. What You'll Do. Build and customize simulation scenes in Isaac Sim that accurately reflect real-world robotic tasks and factory layouts. Develop synthetic data generation pipelines, including randomized object placement, sensor simulation, and multi-modal annotations (RGB, depth, segmentation, point clouds)Implement and maintain data processing workflows, ensuring data quality, traceability, and compatibility with ML training pipelines. Optimize simulation performance and realism, tuning physics parameters, asset fidelity, and rendering configurations for scalable experimentation. Collaborate with robotics engineers and ML scientists to align simulation outputs with model requirements and support sim 2 real transfer. Conduct hands-on testing and debugging, iterating on simulation setups and synthetic data strategies to improve model robustness. Document workflows and contribute to best practices, enabling reproducibility and knowledge sharing across teams. Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)BS in Robotics, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, or related field 5 year experience in simulation or game industry. Proficiency with Isaac Sim, Omniverse, or similar simulation platforms. Strong programming skills in Python and C , with experience in simulation APIs and data annotation tools. Familiarity with 3 D vision, sensor modeling, and domain randomization techniques. Experience integrating simulation outputs into ML pipelines for training and evaluation. What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications. Experience with robotics simulation platforms (e.g., Isaac. Sim, Mo. Jo. Co, Gazebo) or Game engine (e.g., Unreal, Unity)Experience with robotics frameworks (e.g., ROS/ ROS 2, Move. It, Nav 2)Background in industrial automation, autonomous vehicles, or robotic manipulation. Publications or contributions in simulation, synthetic data, or robotics venues (e.g. ICRA, RSS, CVPR)Familiarity with CI/ CD pipelines and modern software development practices such as Bash, Github, Bazel, Docker This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis. The selected candidate will be required to travel >25% for this role. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits. About GM - Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all. Why Join Us We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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