12 hours ago
Clarksburg, MD, USASenior
Base Salary
$145k - $195k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and develop simulation software features, scenarios, and integrations.
- Provide simulation domain expertise to software teams and increase simulation usage.
- Develop software from feature requests through delivery, including testing and verification.
- Support troubleshooting, integration, development, and fixes for automated tests.
- Evaluate new simulation platforms and products and provide technical input.
- Collaborate with systems, safety, test, and other cross-functional engineering teams.
- Participate in software development meetings, sprint planning, code reviews, and release activities.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional experience.
- Real-time development experience and expertise with Unreal.
- Expertise in C++ and Lua or Python.
- Experience with Linux as a primary operating system.
- Familiarity with automated testing platforms and methodologies.
- Fundamental understanding of 3D mathematics and geometry.
- Experience with GitLab workflows and code reviews.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, analytical, collaboration, and prioritization skills.
- Preferred experience with automotive simulation and physics models involving tires, suspension, terrain dynamics, or related systems.
- Preferred experience with off-road terrain development, LiDAR/RADAR/camera sensor simulation, robotics and ROS, UDP/TCP/CAN Bus, Docker or other containerization, Conan or similar tools, and autonomous vehicle projects.
Benefits
- US base salary range of $145,000–$195,000 plus equity for most full-time, high-demand roles.
- Three premium healthcare plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of premiums for employees and dependents.
- Forterra fully covers basic life/AD&D and short- and long-term disability insurance, with additional life insurance available for purchase.
- Generous company holiday calendar, including a December winter break.
- Twenty days of accrued paid time off per year.
- At least seven weeks of fully paid parental leave for birth or adoption.
- $9,000 annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
- 401(k) plan with traditional, Roth, and after-tax deferral options and company matching up to 4%.
- Fully stocked beverage refrigerators.
About Forterra
Forterra builds autonomous mission systems for defense and industrial ground operations, including self-driving kits for land vehicles and coordinated robotic swarms. It develops mission-critical hardware and software for autonomy in GPS-denied and contested environments, supporting military logistics, convoying, and yard/drayage use cases. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Clarksburg, Maryland, the privately held company serves U.S. and allied government programs alongside commercial fleet operators.