Modeling and Simulation Engineer
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will develop C++ infrastructure and models for autonomous-aircraft simulation. You will architect deterministic simulation software, conduct verification and validation studies, analyze performance against test and vendor data, collaborate across engineering disciplines, improve reusable simulation tooling, and guide junior engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, Robotics, or a related field
- 7+ years of simulation software-development experience with C++ competency, or exceptional demonstrated depth
- Understanding of rigid-body dynamics, kinematics, and dynamic-system physics
- Experience developing or integrating simulation systems for robotics, aerospace, or other complex dynamic systems
- Ability to debug complex build and runtime environments
- Experience with simulation verification and validation
- Eligibility to obtain a Secret Clearance, requiring U.S. citizenship
Responsibilities
- Develop C++ infrastructure and models for autonomous aircraft simulation
- Serve as a subject matter expert in aerospace and software engineering
- Architect deterministic, high-performance simulation software
- Lead verification and validation studies for models and model tooling
- Collaborate with autonomy, embedded, GNC, and test engineering to mirror aircraft behavior and mission scenarios
- Contribute to platform-agnostic simulation tooling
- Train and guide junior engineers in modeling and simulation best practices
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity