Principal Robotics Engineer

Job Summary

To support the migration of the current Mako OR simulator to NVIDIA Isaac Sim, the contract Principal Robotics Simulation Engineer will work remotely to establish a simulation environment, focusing on robotic system simulation, sensor integration, and AI model development for intra-operative use cases.

Key responsibilities

• Migrate assets from the existing OR simulator to Isaac Sim, including robot and operating table models
• Set up an articulation controller for joint position control and connect the simulation to ROS2
• Develop a physics model for tool-tissue interaction and integrate various sensor models into the simulation

Required qualifications

• Solid background in Python programming within a Linux environment
• Experience with robotics hardware development and CAD modeling
• Familiarity with simulation tools such as Gazebo, Unity, and NVIDIA Isaac Sim
• Experience in physics modeling and simulation
• Robotics controls background with knowledge of ROS2 preferred