About this opportunity
Aquila Engineering lists this Digital Twin Engineer opportunity in houston, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Reports To: Senior Manager, Innovation & Product Development
Role Overview
Aquila is building an advanced digital twin environment to support real-time BOP reliability analytics, shear-testing simulation, and AI-powered engineering workflows. We are seeking a Digital Twin Engineer (Omniverse) to lead the development of our BOP and shear system digital twin using NVIDIA Omniverse, USD, and simulation-based modeling.
This role will work across engineering, data science, and product teams to create interactive, physics-aware models that connect real DPT and shear-test data with simulation and predictive analytics.
Key Responsibilities
Build, configure, and maintain Aquila’s BOP and shear-system digital twin using NVIDIA Omniverse, USD, and Omniverse Kit APIs.
Develop Omniverse extensions and Python-based tools to simulate shear events, hydraulic-system response, accumulator behavior, and system anomalies.
Convert engineering drawings into optimized USD assets suitable for real-time rendering and simulation.
Integrate real DPT and shear time-series data with the digital twin for validation, diagnostics, and visualization.
Collaborate with mechanical and reliability engineers to ensure simulations reflect accurate hydraulic and mechanical behavior.
Work with data science teams to support model training, synthetic data generation, and advanced testing scenarios.
Deploy and manage Omniverse services (Nucleus, Kit applications, simulation environments) on Aquila’s on-prem AI lab infrastructure.
Develop tools and visual panels for AI test labs located in the Aquila office and future operator-facing diagnostics.
Document processes, APIs, workflows, and digital twin lifecycle management for internal engineering use.
Required Skills and Experience
Hands-on experience with NVIDIA Omniverse, including USD, Omniverse Kit, and real-time simulation workflows.
Strong Python development skills for extensions, APIs, automation, and data handling.
Experience converting and optimizing CAD models (SolidWorks, Creo, NX, STEP) for real-time use.
Working understanding of mechanical or hydraulic systems, especially pressure and force interactions.
Familiarity with simulation concepts such as constraints, solvers, and physics engines.
Experience with sensor or time-series data used in engineering analysis.
Comfort working in Linux environments and familiarity with containerized workloads.
Strong communication skills to collaborate with engineering, software, and data teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, computer engineering, robotics, or related field.
Experience building digital twins for industrial, energy, or mechanical systems.
Knowledge of PyTorch or ML pipelines for future integration of predictive modeling.
Experience with GPU compute environments or high-performance simulation workflows.
Familiarity with oil and gas drilling operations.
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full-time
Industries
Oil and Gas
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Worksite address
houston, TX, 77246, US
Who can apply
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