What is Simulation and how common is it in AI job postings?

Simulation is a skill in the "ML Techniques" category. It currently appears in 477 active AI roles across 67 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Simulation?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Simulation are: Anduril (92), NVIDIA (67), Amazon (53), Google (33), Wayve (14).

Is demand for Simulation growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 299 new AI postings mentioned Simulation. Demand is rising — up 202% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Simulation used?

Roles requiring Simulation are concentrated in: agents (41%), serving infrastructure (16%), application (15%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Simulation?

Job postings that mention Simulation most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Computer Architecture, C++, Robotics.

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Simulation

477 active AI roles across 67 companies mention Simulation. Category: ML Techniques.

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New AI postings mentioning Simulation per week — 299 total over 12 weeks.

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110 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
NVIDIA	Senior Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models and Robotics	Semiconductors	10	L2
Google	Research Engineer, Embodied Agents, DeepMind	Big Tech	9	L4
Google	Applied AI Engineer, Audio, XR	Big Tech	9	L2
CrowdStrike	Director, Model Post-Training and Agentic Research (Remote)	Enterprise	9	L2
Google	Senior Research Engineer	Big Tech	9	L2
Google	Research Engineer	Big Tech	9	L2
Google	Senior Research Engineer	Big Tech	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Quantum Applied Research Scientist, Calibration and Decoding	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Research Manager, World Model Evaluation	Semiconductors	9	L5
Google	Research Scientist, Manipulation for Robotics, DeepMind	Big Tech	9	L4
NVIDIA	Applied AI Researcher - World Reconstruction and Generation	Semiconductors	9	L2
Jump Trading	Research Engineer, Pre-Training	Quant	9	L1
Microsoft	AI for Science Residency - Machine Learning Resident	Big Tech	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Quantum AI Research Scientist, Applied Research	Semiconductors	9	L2
Intel	Neuromorphic Applications Researcher- Temporary Position	Semiconductors	9	L6
Wayve	Applied Scientist, Wayve Labs	Robotics	9	L4
Meta	AI Research Scientist — Agentic AI for Materials Discovery	Big Tech	9	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Applied AI Researcher, Digital Biology	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Generative AI for Physical AI - PhD New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	9	L1
Anthropic	Anthropic Fellows Program — Reinforcement Learning	AI Frontier	9	L2
Anthropic	Anthropic Fellows Program — AI Safety	AI Frontier	9	L2
Mistral AI	Applied Scientist / Research Engineer (Internship)	AI Frontier	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Robotics Research Engineer, Robotics and AI for Drug Discovery	Semiconductors	9	L4
Waabi	Research Engineer, World Models	Robotics	9	L2
Waabi	Research Scientist, World Models	Robotics	9	L2
Waabi	Research Scientist, Neural Reconstruction	Robotics	9	L0
Waabi	Research Scientist, Simulation Agents	Robotics	9	L0
Nuro	ML Research Scientist, Prediction & Smart Agents	Robotics	9	L4
Lila Sciences	Machine Learning Scientist I/II, Multi-Modal Scientific Reasonings	AI Frontier	9	L2
Lila Sciences	Research Scientist I/II, AI for Process Engineering	AI Frontier	9	L4

Frequently asked questions

What is Simulation and how common is it in AI job postings?
Simulation is a skill in the "ML Techniques" category. It currently appears in 477 active AI roles across 67 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Simulation?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Simulation are: Anduril (92), NVIDIA (67), Amazon (53), Google (33), Wayve (14).
Is demand for Simulation growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 299 new AI postings mentioned Simulation. Demand is rising — up 202% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Simulation used?
Roles requiring Simulation are concentrated in: agents (41%), serving infrastructure (16%), application (15%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Simulation?
Job postings that mention Simulation most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Computer Architecture, C++, Robotics.

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