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FoundationalPosted 2 months ago

Emulation & Digital Twin Engineer

RemoteUnited States

Full TimeStartup

Job Summary

Emulation & Digital Twin Engineer to build high-fidelity virtual machine tools and real-time factory emulators. Responsible for creating exact digital twins of CNC machining centers, sheet metal fabricators, and automated material handlers, bridging deterministic machine logic (G-code, PLC signals) with NVIDIA’s physical AI ecosystem (Isaac Sim, Nemotron, GR00T). Enable complete simulation, optimization, and verification of toolpaths, cycle times, robotic tending, and cognitive anomaly detection in a virtual factory before executing code on physical shop floors. Key skills include CNC/machine emulation, NVIDIA Omniverse integration, OpenUSD, CUDA-based simulation, cognitive CNC operations, industrial telemetry, and core software engineering in Python/C++ within Linux environments.

Required Qualifications

  • Experience with CNC machine emulation and software-in-the-loop (SIL) emulators for multi-axis CNC machines
  • Strong understanding of G-code and M-code, NC kernels, and PLC logic
  • Experience integrating CAD data into simulation environments and converting to OpenUSD format
  • Proficiency with NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, and PhysX for high-fidelity virtual environments
  • Experience applying NVIDIA Nemotron and GR00T for physical AI and agentic tool use in CNC contexts
  • Ability to build and validate virtual twins for toolpaths, cycle times, robotic tending, and cognitive anomaly detection
  • Proficiency in Python and modern C++, with Linux environment experience
  • Experience with industrial telemetry and data streaming (OPC UA, MTConnect)
  • Familiarity with ROS2, Docker, Kubernetes, and edge deployment practices
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional engineering teams

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