Simulation Framework Engineer II
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
Investors
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will develop, compile, test, and maintain C++ and Python software for simulation adapters, plugins, and interfaces. You will help migrate capabilities to the Hivemind Simulation Framework, maintain legacy integrations, validate plugin behavior, investigate integration issues, and write tests, documentation, and example configurations. You will participate in reviews, design discussions, and collaborative debugging.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent practical experience
- C++
- Python
- Linux
- Git
- Debugging
- Code review
- Automated testing
- Object-oriented programming
- API
- Modular software design
- TCP
- UDP
- Client-server communication
- Data serialization
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. SECRET security clearance
- U.S. citizenship
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain C++ and Python software for simulation adapters, plugins, and interfaces
- Contribute to simulation backend integrations
- Port simulation features and validate behavior during framework migration
- Maintain legacy simulation framework integrations
- Develop reusable simulation components and plugin patterns
- Implement and maintain CIGI-based plugins and interfaces
- Verify simulation plugin functionality and compatibility
- Diagnose simulation and autonomy integration issues
- Write unit tests, automated integration tests, documentation, and example configurations
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and bug triage
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity