Senior Scene Generation Engineer
AeroVironment, Inc.3 months ago
Huntsville, AL, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and validate high-fidelity physics-based 3D radiometric synthetic models for scene generation software.
- Provide software integration support for 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-developed 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.
- Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible software engineering experience.
- Strong experience with object-oriented software design and development.
- Experience with software architecture and design patterns.
- Proficiency in one or more of C++, OpenGL, CUDA, and Python.
- Experience developing applications in Linux environments.
- Experience with Git or other version control systems.
- Experience with software testing methodologies and debugging tools.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to obtain or maintain required security clearances.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) with company matching.
- 9/80 work schedule.
- Paid holiday shutdown.
- The position is subject to ITAR/EAR compliance and requires documentation verifying U.S. person status; some positions may require current U.S. citizenship.
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.