Research Engineer - Simulation
About the job
- A bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field is required.
- Strong C++ and Python programming skills are required.
- Hands-on experience with physics engines is required.
- The candidate must have a proven ability to build and scale high-performance, physics-based simulation environments.
- Evaluate and extend physics engines such as MuJoCo and Newton.
- Scale and optimize GPU-based physics simulators for massive training workloads.
- Improve the realism of contact-rich manipulation environments.
- Create tools and automated workflows to validate, tune, and optimize physical and visual assets.
- A strong mathematics and physics background, particularly expertise in rigid/soft-body dynamics, contact mechanics, finite element analysis, and numerical stability.
- Experience across the entire simulation stack, from CAD import and mesh optimization to real-time rendering.
- Experience with reinforcement learning, policy training, differentiable physics, or neural simulation models.
- A background in contact-rich manipulation or legged locomotion.
- Strong knowledge of GPU acceleration and robotics model formats, including URDF, SDF, and USD.
- Proven success deploying simulation-trained policies onto real-world hardware.
About the company
Eka Robotics builds transport robotics systems that use automated guided vehicles, control software, and fleet management tools to move materials and automate handling. The platform trains robot controllers in simulation with self-supervised learning and then transfers the learned policies to real robots through sim-to-real reinforcement learning. It differentiates itself with a team from MIT, Berkeley, Harvard, DeepMind, and Boston Dynamics and a focus on physical AI, combining robotics, perception, control, and fleet management in one platform. The goal is to enable machines to automatically learn about their environment and continuously improve, delivering autonomous transport robotics and embodied intelligence for robotics and drones.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$150M
Headquarters
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Founded
2025
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Eka is hiring ML, robotics, and embedded engineers to scale R&D.
- Official site says it is deploying intelligence into the physical world.
- Investor backing from MFV Partners and E14 signals early conviction in the thesis.
What critics are saying
- Eka disclosed no customers, deployments, or commercialization timeline after launch.
- Funding remains opaque, despite conflicting $13 million and $2.5 million reports.
- VFA must beat VLA competitors like Physical Intelligence by benchmarks, or fade.
What makes Eka unique
- Eka Robotics launched April 29, 2026 with force-first VFA robotics.
- Pulkit Agrawal and Tuomas Haarnoja combine MIT and DeepMind research depth.
- Custom tactile grippers and sim-only reinforcement learning target superhuman manipulation.
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Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options