Simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area
73 open roles for simulation engineers in San Francisco Bay Area as of Nov 15, 2026. Waymo, Applied, Code Metal, Reliable Robotics and Skydio have the most. 1 is remote and the median advertised salary is $232K.
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- Flight Simulation Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$128KInternPythonC++C
- Senior Simulation Infrastructure EngineerGatik AI · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA$180K - $260KSeniorPythonC++Azure
- Autonomy Simulation EngineerDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸Oakland, CA$199K - $292KPythonC++Machine Learning
- Research Scientist, Soft Matter SimulationsLila Sciences · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA$176K - $304KRustPythonC++
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Machine Learning - Generative World Models & Controllable SimulationWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- 2027 Summer Intern, Machine Learning, MS/PhD, Simulation Realism (World Model)Waymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Mechanical Engineer - Structural SimulationDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸Oakland, CA$139K - $205K
- Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Perception, Simulation RealismWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States; San Francisco…$298K - $368KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Sr. Simulation Software EngineerReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$215K - $300KSeniorPythonC++Hardware testing
- Sr. Evaluation, Validation & Simulation Engineer42dot · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, United States$210K - $300KSenior
- Evaluation, Validation & Simulation Engineer42dot · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, United States$145K - $210KPythonC++
- Co-Op, Agentic Simulations for Materials ScienceLila Sciences · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA—InternPythonMachine LearningLLM
- Autonomy Engineer Intern, Simulation & Robotics, 2027 (HQ)Skydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States—InternPythonC++Computer Vision
- Plant Process Simulation Engineer IIOklo · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA or Remote$115K - $150KRemote
- Simulation Software EngineerReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$160K - $215KPythonC++Hardware testing
- Senior Simulation Software Engineer - Robot IntelligenceSamsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$163K - $225KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Staff Software Engineer in Test (Modeling and Simulation)Code Metal · 🇺🇸San Francisco Hub$145K - $185KHybridLead and abovePythonTypeScriptReact
- Simulation and Test Systems ManagerReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$210K - $270KPythonC++Docker
- Staff Simulation Engineer - Core Simulation PlatformApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$260K - $290KLead and abovePythonC++GCP
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Machine Learning - Simulation & Closed-Loop TrainingWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States—InternPythonC++Machine Learning
- Software Engineer, SimulationWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$209K - $310KHybridPythonC++PyTorch
- Senior Software Engineer - Neural SimulationApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$185K - $250KSeniorGoPythonSQL
- Mechanical Simulation EngineerSK hynix America · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$105K - $160KPython
- 2027 Internship Simulation Engineer, Neural RenderingBedrock Robotics · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—InternPythonC++PyTorch
- Software Engineer - SimulationNeuralink · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, Califo…$151K - $281KRustPython
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software/ML Engineer, SimulationWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, USA—InternPythonC++SQL
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Simulation Evaluation ML ModelWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, USA—InternPythonC++SQL
- MTS - Research (Robotics Simulation Data)Collinear Ai · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California$160K - $400KPythonC++CUDA
- MTS - AI Physics & SimulationsCollinear Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—PythonMachine LearningLLM
- Technical Lead, SimulationATOMS · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$208K - $263KLead and abovePythonC++
- Senior Software Engineer, SimulationATOMS · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$195K - $246KSeniorPythonC++
- Staff Python Engineer (Modeling & Simulation)Code Metal · 🇺🇸San Francisco Hub$200K - $250KHybridLead and abovePythonDockerGCP
- Principal Python Engineer (Modeling & Simulation)Code Metal · 🇺🇸San Francisco Hub$250K - $290KHybridLead and abovePythonDockerGCP
- Founding MTS – SimulationsSolvea · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $300K
- Senior Software Engineer, Simulation InfrastructureMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$213K - $237KSeniorPythonC++Docker
- Senior V&V Engineer – Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) & SimulationGatik AI · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA$160K - $260KSeniorPythonC++SQL
- Senior Data Scientist, Simulation Capacity OptimizationWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$213K - $263KSeniorPythonSQLR
- Simulation and Validation Software EngineerMindrobotics · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—RustPythonC++
- AI Engineer — Learn Engine: Platform & SimulationHellyeah · 🇺🇸San Francisco HQ—PythonTypeScriptLLM
- Software Engineer, Simulation InfrastructureMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$190K - $212KPythonC++Docker
- Research Scientist, SimulationDyna Robotics · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA—PythonPyTorchCUDA
- Senior Product Manager, SimulationWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US$241K - $297KSeniorGenerative AI
- Member of Technical Staff - Simulation EngineerEmbedding Vc · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area—PythonC++Machine Learning
- Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Simulation & ValidationZipline · 🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; South San Francisco, California…—SeniorRustPythonC++
- Senior Mechanical Simulation Engineer – Avionics & Electronics PackagingZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—SeniorPythonMATLAB
- Product Design Engineer, FEAHark · 🇺🇸San Jose$120K - $300K
- Staff Machine Learning Engineer, SimulationWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA$251K - $310KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Simulation Software EngineerZipline · 🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; South San Francisco, California…—RustC++CI/CD
- Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Sensor SimulationNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $291KLead and abovePythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Solutions Architect - Modeling & Simulation (Defense)Applied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$175K - $250KDockerKubernetesSecurity clearance
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Who is hiring for simulation engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area
Where simulation engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area are
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area73
- 🇺🇸United States72
- 🇺🇸California71
- 🇺🇸New York, NY4
- 🇺🇸Texas2
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA2
- 🇺🇸Houston, TX1
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What simulation engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $212K | 21 |
| Senior | $220K | 16 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area
- How many simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are open right now?
- There are 73 open simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area at 33 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 4 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- Right now the most openings are at Waymo (16), Applied (5), Reliable Robotics (4), Code Metal (4) and DoorDash USA (3). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- 1 of the 73 open simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (1%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area pay?
- The median advertised salary is $232K, based on 51 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $205K and $258K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- 10 of the 73 open simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (14%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 34 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 33 companies are hiring and 4 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- 38 of the 73 open simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (52%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, PyTorch, AI. Employers still list 73 such roles today at 33 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area ask for?
- Most often Python (78%), C++ (56%), Machine Learning (41%), PyTorch (23%), Docker (19%) of the 73 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- Senior Software Engineer (7), Software Engineer (6), 2027 Summer Intern (5), Research Scientist (2), Simulation Software Engineer (2): the most common titles among the 73 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area in demand in 2026?
- 73 simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 33 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 4 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $232K. 1 (1%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for simulation engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.





