Junior Scene Generation Engineer
AeroVironment, Inc.3 months ago
Huntsville, AL, USAEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and validate high-fidelity physics-based 3D radiometric synthetic models for scene-generation software.
- Provide integration support for scene-generation software in real-time hardware-in-the-loop laboratories.
- Resolve software and integration issues and ensure scene-generation quality.
- Develop tools supporting model development, integration, analysis, visualization, and enhanced user interfaces.
- Review peer software and provide technical feedback and guidance.
- Mentor junior software engineers and promote software engineering best practices.
- Identify opportunities to improve software quality, development efficiency, and system performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, computer science, software engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Educational experience with object-oriented software design and development.
- Educational experience developing applications in Linux environments.
- Educational experience with Git or another version control system.
- Experience with software testing methodologies and debugging tools.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Ability to obtain or maintain required security clearances if assigned to classified programs.
- Preferred: minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible software engineering experience.
- Preferred: existing Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
- Preferred: proficiency in C++, OpenGL, CUDA, or Python.
- Preferred: graphical programming experience involving physics-based rendering.
- Preferred: understanding and experience with radiometry and reflection of electromagnetic energy.
- Preferred: experience in Department of Defense development environments.
- Applicants must provide documentation verifying U.S. person status for ITAR/EAR compliance; some positions require current U.S. citizenship.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with company matching.
- 9/80 work schedule.
- Paid holiday shutdown.
- Regular employee position.
About AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment builds small unmanned aircraft systems, loitering munitions (e.g., Switchblade), and related software, sensors, and services for U.S. and allied defense agencies. The public company (NASDAQ: AVAV), founded in 1971 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, sells hardware, training, and lifecycle support, with widely fielded systems such as Raven, Puma, and Wasp. It also offers autonomy and robotic technologies used in reconnaissance, targeting, and force protection missions.