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Lead Software Engineer, Robotics Simulation
Cadence Design Systems · San Jose, CA · Posted 16 days ago
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. We are seeking a Simulation Engineer to develop simulation technology for physical AI and robotics applications. In this role, you will develop simulation algorithms spanning many-body dynamics and finite element analysis, with a particular emphasis on contact algorithms, and validate their performance on robotics hardware. Working at the intersection of simulation and real-world deployment, you will connect numerical methods with practical robotics applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop simulation algorithms for physical AI and robotics applications, including many-body dynamics and finite element analysis.
- Develop and refine contact algorithms to model physical interactions in robotics scenarios.
- Validate simulation algorithms on robotics hardware and use experimental results to guide improvements.
- Evaluate simulation behavior against real-world deployment scenarios to identify and address differences between simulated and hardware results.
- Apply control theory and controller optimization and tuning methods to support simulation and hardware validation, as applicable.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in mechanical engineering, computer science, or a related discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in mechanical engineering, computer science, or a related discipline.
- Expertise spanning both 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.
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