Senior Simulation Engineer
Toyota Research InstituteLos Altos, California
Full Time
Posted August 5, 2025
$180k - $270k
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Job Description
A Senior Simulation Engineer responsible for developing sensor and system-level simulation workflows to support validation and training of autonomous driving systems, including building simulated environments, data pipelines, and integrating advanced simulation technologies for testing and evaluation purposes.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop sensor and system-level simulation workflows for validation and synthetic data generation
- Build simulated environments, data pipelines, and interfaces to evaluate and improve driving policies
- Perform functional validation of learned behaviors and scalable synthetic data generation
- Integrate advanced simulation technologies to support training and evaluation workflows
- Coordinate cross-functional alignment between autonomy, platform, ML infrastructure, and integration teams
Requirements
- Experience in developing sensor and system-level simulation workflows that support both closed-loop validation and synthetic data generation for training.
- Ability to build simulated environments, data pipelines, and interfaces required to evaluate and improve full-stack driving policies under diverse, realistic conditions.
- Focus on functional validation of learned behaviors, scalable synthetic data generation, and seamless integration of state-of-the-art simulation technologies to support both training and evaluation workflows.
- Experience leading or contributing to cross-functional teams involving autonomy, platform, machine learning infrastructure, and system integration teams.
- Proficiency in developing and implementing simulation infrastructure or tooling related to autonomous driving systems.
- Strong understanding of simulation workflows supporting autonomous vehicle validation and training processes.
- Educational background in a relevant field such as engineering, computer science, robotics, or a related discipline (implied, as the role is senior and technical).
Benefits & Perks
Salary range between 180,000 and 270,000 USD per year for California-based roles
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off including holiday pay and sick time
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