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Senior Staff Engineer – Simulation Software

Senior Staff Engineer – Simulation Software

CompanyShield AI
LocationSan Diego, CA, USA
Salary$168871 – $253306
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s
Experience LevelExpert or higher

Requirements

  • Experience in a relevant DoD modeling and simulation environment
  • Strong C/C++ development experience
  • Comfortability within UNIX/Linux environments
  • 10+ years of industry experience
  • Experience working projects with 10+ contributors
  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and/or similar degree, or equivalent practical experience
  • Demonstrated problem solving skills by applying a scientific approach
  • Offer fast, efficient, effective problem-solving approaches
  • Exceptional collaborator and communicator
  • Hard-working, trustworthy teammate
  • Exhibits holding themselves and others to high standard

Responsibilities

  • Improve and maintain existing Hivemind Forge Simulation Environment
  • Support packaging of final product to internal and external customers for training and testing
  • Driving technical design and integration of new simulated payloads as they become required for platform testing
  • Work on a team of 6-10 other software engineers on advancing features for the Forge simulation product
  • Support extensibility of simulation environment through well-defined interfaces provided by government and business customers

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience using AFSIM or NGTS as a modeler or developer
  • Integrating DoD M&S environments with a targeted platform (ex – F-16)
  • Docker, Kubernetes, and/or containerized application development
  • MS or greater in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and/or similar degree, or equivalent practical experience
  • Understanding of robotics technologies related to autonomous behavior development e.g. task allocation or planning.
  • Understanding/Experience with unmanned system technologies and accompanying algorithms (specifically air domain)