Robotics Engineer

About Tonks AI Tonks AI accelerates simulation-to-real robotics by automating high-quality, physics-ready environment creation. Our platform empowers robotics teams to :

Generate realistic training environments via text / image prompts

Rapidly produce diverse, tailored scenarios

Build on the NVIDIA Isaac Sim platform to set new benchmarks in simulation realism and scalability.

Role Overview We seek a Robotics Simulation Engineer experienced in Isaac Sim (or similar platforms), eager to design, build, and optimize advanced simulation environments for next-gen autonomous systems. Candidates will work closely with AI-driven scenario generation pipelines and support external customers by integrating their robots into scalable simulations.

Responsibilities

Create and extend complex simulation environments in Isaac Sim, covering robot navigation, manipulation, and edge-case scenario modelling.

Import, configure, and validate URDF and custom robot models, ensuring robust control-code integration.

Optimize environments for visual fidelity, physical realism, computational performance, and cloud deployment.

Support customers in integrating their robots and workflows on our platform through direct engineering collaboration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a closely related discipline.

Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience in Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, or robotics simulation software.

Proficiency in Python and List of related projects and portfolio we could see.

What We Offer

Chance to build the future of robotics simulation, working directly alongside proven founders from IIT and Microsoft Research backgrounds.

Technical ownership and rapid growth opportunities within a Venture-backed, impact-driven startup.