What is Sim-to-Real Transfer and how common is it in AI job postings?

Sim-to-Real Transfer is a skill in the "Robotics & Embodied" category. It currently appears in 67 active AI roles across 19 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Sim-to-Real Transfer?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Sim-to-Real Transfer are: Amazon (19), NVIDIA (16), Meta (6), ByteDance (4), Autodesk (4).

Is demand for Sim-to-Real Transfer growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 45 new AI postings mentioned Sim-to-Real Transfer. Demand is rising — up 300% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Sim-to-Real Transfer used?

Roles requiring Sim-to-Real Transfer are concentrated in: application (30%), agents (25%), data (19%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Sim-to-Real Transfer?

Job postings that mention Sim-to-Real Transfer most often also require: Machine Learning, Robotics, Simulation, Reinforcement Learning (RL), Python.

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Sim-to-Real Transfer

67 active AI roles across 19 companies mention Sim-to-Real Transfer. Category: Robotics & Embodied.

Top employers

Amazon19Big Tech NVIDIA16Semiconductors Meta6Big Tech ByteDance4Big Tech Autodesk4Enterprise Adobe3Enterprise Google2Big Tech Anduril2Defense Wayve1Robotics Synthesia1Multimodal Microsoft1Big Tech Luma AI1AI Frontier JPMorgan Chase1Banking Figure AI1Robotics Descript1AI Frontier Cresta1Vertical AI Weights & Biases1Data AI Apptronik1Robotics AMD1Semiconductors

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning Sim-to-Real Transfer per week — 45 total over 12 weeks.

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All Big Tech · 32 Semiconductors · 17 Enterprise · 7 Robotics · 3 Defense · 2 AI Frontier · 2 Vertical AI · 1 Multimodal · 1 Data AI · 1 Banking · 1

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All Engineering · 45 Research · 22

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67 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Figure AI	Staff Reinforcement Learning Engineer – Whole Body Control	Robotics	10	L6
Apptronik	Senior Reinforcement Learning Engineer	Robotics	10	L6
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Safe RL, Robotics, SAF Lab	Big Tech	9	L6
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Safe Locomotion, Compass	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Navigation	Big Tech	9	L4
Meta	Research Scientist Intern, Photorealistic Telepresence (PhD)	Big Tech	9	L2
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff, FAR (Frontier AI & Robotics)	Big Tech	9	L1
NVIDIA	Senior Quantum Applied Research Scientist, Calibration and Decoding	Semiconductors	9	L2
Anduril	Perception Engineer, Machine Learning	Defense	9	L6
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff - Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)	Big Tech	9	L2
Amazon	Member Of Technical Staff - Hardware Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)	Big Tech	9	L6
Wayve	Applied Scientist, Wayve Labs	Robotics	9	L4
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff - Hardware Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)	Big Tech	9	L6
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff - Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Navigation	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Navigation	Big Tech	9	L4
NVIDIA	Machine Learning Engineer - Humanoid Robotics	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Robotics Research Engineer, Robotics and AI for Drug Discovery	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Principal Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles and Physical AI Solutions	Semiconductors	9	L4
Cresta	Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Voice Experience	Vertical AI	9	L2
NVIDIA	Director, Perception - Autonomous Vehicles	Semiconductors	9	L6
ByteDance	Research Scientist, HCI-Multimodality - Interaction Perception, PICO	Big Tech	9	L2
Synthesia	Senior Research Engineer - Interactive Avatars	Multimodal	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Robotics Research Scientist	Semiconductors	9	L6
Weights & Biases	Staff Specialist Field Engineer, Robotics	Data AI	8	L6
Meta	Research Scientist Intern, State Estimation for Dexterous Manipulation (PhD)	Big Tech	8	L0
Meta	Research Scientist Intern, Audio Quality with AI (PhD)	Big Tech	8	L2
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Amazon Robotics, Compass Team	Big Tech	8	L6
Google	Senior Software Engineer, AI Interactions, XR	Big Tech	8	L4
Luma AI	Simulation Researcher/Engineer	AI Frontier	8	L0

Frequently asked questions

What is Sim-to-Real Transfer and how common is it in AI job postings?
Sim-to-Real Transfer is a skill in the "Robotics & Embodied" category. It currently appears in 67 active AI roles across 19 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Sim-to-Real Transfer?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Sim-to-Real Transfer are: Amazon (19), NVIDIA (16), Meta (6), ByteDance (4), Autodesk (4).
Is demand for Sim-to-Real Transfer growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 45 new AI postings mentioned Sim-to-Real Transfer. Demand is rising — up 300% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Sim-to-Real Transfer used?
Roles requiring Sim-to-Real Transfer are concentrated in: application (30%), agents (25%), data (19%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Sim-to-Real Transfer?
Job postings that mention Sim-to-Real Transfer most often also require: Machine Learning, Robotics, Simulation, Reinforcement Learning (RL), Python.

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