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Freelance Robotic Simulation Engineer Jobs in Arizona

Waabi

Senior / Staff Perception Engineer

Phoenix, AZ

$158K - $269K/yr

... data and simulations, to improve the accuracy, robustness, and safety of our self-driving ... robotics. - Experience in working with platform teams and collaborating with research teams to ...

Waabi

Senior / Staff Perception Engineer

Phoenix, AZ · On-site

$158K - $269K/yr

... data and simulations, to improve the accuracy, robustness, and safety of our self-driving ... robotics. - Experience in working with platform teams and collaborating with research teams to ...

Waabi

Safety Engineer, Collision Risk

Phoenix, AZ · On-site +1

$126K/yr

Masters or PhD within an engineering discipline preferred. - 3+ years of automotive, robotics or ... simulation and real-world testing to make readiness decisions. - Knowledge of relevant safety ...

GuideTech Open Roles

Board Design Engineer

Tucson, AZ · On-site

Support board bring-up, debugging, and signal analysis using lab instrumentation and simulation ... UAV, robotics, aerospace, or avionics experience. * Familiarity with IPC or avionics standards.

GuideTech LLC

Board Design Engineer

Tucson, AZ · On-site

Support board bring-up, debugging, and signal analysis using lab instrumentation and simulation ... UAV, robotics, aerospace, or avionics experience. * Familiarity with IPC or avionics standards.

GuideTech LLC

Board Design Engineer

Tucson, AZ · Hybrid

Support board bring-up, debugging, and signal analysis using lab instrumentation and simulation ... UAV, robotics, aerospace, or avionics experience. * Familiarity with IPC or avionics standards.

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Freelance Robotic Simulation Engineers often encounter challenges such as adapting quickly to different simulation platforms, ensuring compatibility with various robot hardware, and meeting tight project deadlines. Each client may use unique software tools or have specific workflow requirements, so the ability to learn and integrate new systems efficiently is essential. Additionally, clear communication and regular updates are vital when collaborating remotely with multidisciplinary teams to align simulation outcomes with client expectations.

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A Freelance Robotic Simulation Engineer designs, develops, and tests virtual models of robotic systems using specialized simulation software. Their work helps companies visualize, optimize, and troubleshoot robotic processes before physical implementation, saving time and resources. They typically collaborate remotely with clients in industries such as manufacturing, logistics, and automation to create accurate simulations, analyze performance, and provide technical recommendations. As freelancers, they manage multiple projects and are responsible for their own schedules and client communications.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO

Re-posted 25 days ago

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Job description

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Posting Number
req24051
Department
Elec Comp & Sftwr Engr Sch of
Department Website Link
https://ece.engineering.arizona.edu/
Location
Tucson Campus
Address
1230 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Position Highlights
The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at the University of Arizona is seeking a qualified and highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Dr. Ehsan Azimi.
We invite qualified candidates to join our group and participate in cutting-edge research. The chosen candidate will advance research at the intersection of robotics, control & prototyping, and AI/ML. The Postdoc will design, implement, and evaluate robotic systems - including real-time control stacks - and develop learning-enabled perception, planning, and vision-language model (VLM) pipelines. The role includes disseminating results via publications, patents, demos, and grants, in addition to mentoring students and contributing to course modules/workshops in robotics and related topics.
Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!
The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Lead, design, build and test cycles for robotic platforms and experimental rigs; develop real-time control (e.g., model-based, optimal, learning-augmented control), perception, and planning modules; run structured experiments and benchmarking.
  • Architect high-quality research codebases in C++/Python/C# (e.g., ROS/ROS 2, RT frameworks, Unity/Unreal integration as needed); implement data pipelines, simulation, and CI/testing; maintain reproductible artifacts and documentation.
  • Mentor undergraduate and graduate students; develop short course modules and/or run workshops in Robotics/AI/Control; support inclusive team culture and lab best practices.
  • Lead and co-author journal/conferencepapers; prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals; createcompelling presentations/demos and contribute to IP (invention disclosures andpatents); present research at national and international conferences.
  • Contribute to proposaldevelopment and grant writing (including preliminary data, methods, budgetstext); prepare progress reports, and coordination with internal/externalcollaborators; interface with sponsors where applicable.
  • Foster collaborationswithin the Department, with other units across the University, and with teammembers at other institutes.
  • Participate andcontribute to meetings with industry, academia and sponsors.
  • Additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Strong analysisskills, research, and technical writing skills.
  • Ability to communicateprofessionally in a clear, concise manner orally and in writing.
  • Knowledge of prototyping, specifically control (PID, MPC, optimal/robust, learning-augmented); perception &planning; sensor fusion; calibration; system identification.
  • Programming skills, including C++,Python, C#; ROS/ROS 2; Git; Linux; build systems (CMake);real-time/latency-aware coding; simulation (Gazebo/Isaac/Unity/Unreal asapplicable).
  • Knowledge of experimental design, statistics, ablation studies, replicable pipelines,technical writing.
  • Ability to create clear presentations and use strong interpersonal skills with a collaborativemindset; effective mentoring.

Minimum Qualifications
  • PhD in Robotics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, or closely related field.
  • Must have PhD conferred upon hire.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience integrating hardware + software for robots (arms, mobile, mechatronics) and real-time control.
  • Experience in computer vision, multimodal perception, or foundation models (VLMs/LLMs) applied to robotics.
  • Track record of patent contributions and/or technology transfer.
  • Experience preparing grants (NSF/NIH/DoD/industry) and coordinating collaborative deliverables.
  • Prior experience mentoring/teaching, curriculum or workshop development.
  • Experience with safety standards for robotics labs and human-robot interaction studies.
  • Experience with CUDA/accelerators; optimization; SLAM; tactile/force control; AR/XR interfaces; Unity/C# for robotics visualization; DevOps/containers.
  • Experience with AI/ML: Deep learning for vision/perception; VLMs and LLM tooling; dataset curation; evaluation/benchmarks; basic MLOps.

FLSA
Exempt
Full Time/Part Time
Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week
40
Job FTE
1.00
Work Calendar
Fiscal
Job Category
Research
Benefits Eligible
Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay
NIH salary guidelines-Depends on Experience
Compensation Type
salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Type of criminal background check required:
Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies
1
Target Hire Date
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates
Ehsan Azimi
eazimi@arizona.edu
Open Date
10/6/2025
Open Until Filled
Yes
Documents Needed to Apply
Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter
Special Instructions to Applicant
Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University's campuses.Thesereports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.
Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at cleryact@arizona.edu.

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