Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.
Agility Robotics is seeking a Staff Robotics Architect - Dynamic Simulation Specialist to drive the early architectural decisions of our humanoid robotics platforms by creating high fidelity, flexible, simulation tools. This role is reporting directly to the Principle Hardware Architect to develop new products and major improvements to existing platforms. In this technical leadership role, you will serve as the leader for creating early system models for new features and robots, converting applications into digital twin simulation scenarios, and driving architectural decisions based on that data while partnering closely with engineers across systems, mechanical, electrical, software, perception, safety, and control teams.
You will be responsible for ensuring the product vision becomes valuable data and directly leads to cohesive, performant, reliable, and scalable systems for our humanoid robots and fleets. This role is ideal for a senior Simulation or Controls engineer with a proven track record in simulation, robotic system design, control, and architecture, experience in mobile robotics, ideally including humanoid or legged robotics, and strong data driven decision making.
About the Work- Own the end-to-end robot Dynamic Simulation analysis for early robot architecture, ensuring scalable, and reliable data to inform and validate technical direction in the new product architecture and product definition efforts.
- Provide technical direction to other architects as well as across other teams, guiding the design of high-performance robotic subsystems.
- Lead trade studies and architecture reviews for both simulation tools and analysis results to balancing performance, functional safety, complexity, manufacturability, cost, and reliability in all future innovation.
- Partner with cross functional teams including software, controls, and simulation teams to ensure architectural decisions are grounded in system-level modeling, simulation, and performance analysis.
- Collaborate closely with software, systems engineering, test, and integration teams to ensure simulation translates into testable, traceable requirements.
- Influence long-term roadmap and product direction by translating user needs, field performance, and R&D findings into architectural evolution.
- 8+ years of experience in dynamic simulation of platforms to drive product development as a senior or lead engineer
- 5+ years experience with simulation system, process, and tools development as a senior lead engineer
- 3+ years robot system/architecture development as a senior lead engineer
- Deep understanding of robotic system design and Component Simulation and Digital Twin with OS in loop.
- Proven experience in supporting the delivery of complex robotic systems into field or commercial deployment from the ideation phase through production.
- Strong foundations in Software Engineering, robot kinematics, dynamics, controls, and system modeling.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing decisions across multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience with simulation tools such as MuJoCo, Gazebo, or equivalent, and integrating simulation into system design and validation workflows.
- Experience with AI and reinforcement learning techniques applied to robotics learning and control.
- Prior experience architecting full-stack robotics systems in a humanoid, legged mobility, mobile manipulation, or high-DOF automation platform.
- Hands-on experience with perception pipelines, real-time control systems, and safety-rated architectures.
- Experience with Github and similar collaborative development tools.
- PhD or Master’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Experience mentoring and growing engineers, and fostering healthy team culture.
At Agility Robotics, we are building the future of human-centric automation through groundbreaking humanoid robots. As a foundational technical leader, you’ll help shape a product and platform that redefines the role of robots in the workforce—developed by a world-class team committed to innovation, engineering excellence, and real-world impact.
Location
- This is a hybrid position based out of our Fremont, CA office, with occasional travel to our other offices in Salem, OR, and Pittsburgh, PA required to support development activities.
The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Agility Robotics is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions who work in other locations. These ranges may be modified in the future.
In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of the following for full-time employees:
- 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
- Equity: Company stock options.
- Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
- Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
- Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Time Off:
- Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
- Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
- On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
- Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
- Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
- Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
- Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
- Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.
All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.
Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
Agility Robotics does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies. We prioritize direct applicants and encourage all qualified candidates to apply directly through our careers page. If you are represented by a third party, your application may not be considered. To ensure full consideration, please apply directly.
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