Senior Simulation Engineer
Applied Intuition3 months ago
Base Salary
$140k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and improvement of LVC simulation solutions for experimentation, testing, and training of multi-agent autonomy software.
- Design and document LVC architectures while balancing fidelity, scale, time, cost, performance, scalability, and security requirements.
- Create simulation scenarios and write, modify, test, and debug adapters, translators, and other interfaces in C++ and Python.
- Research and integrate modeling, simulation, communication, proprietary vendor, internal, and customer-owned prototype tools while respecting intellectual property boundaries.
- Conduct code reviews, solve integration roadblocks, support continuous testing and debugging, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines and security compliance.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership on coding practices, design patterns, and industry standards.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience in modeling and simulation, computer science, or software engineering.
- Experience using DIS, HLA, DSEEP, and custom methods or technologies to build LVC federations.
- Knowledge of DDS, ZeroMQ, Kafka, Redis, and protobuf communication and serialization mechanisms.
- Experience with AFSIM, NGTS, and flight simulators.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience developing performant modern C++.
- Experience with Docker, containerized development environments, Linux-based operating systems, git, Visual Studio Code, GitLab, SonarQube, and Artifactory or Azure Container Registry.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and hold or be eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include a related engineering PhD, 7+ years of software development in multiple programming languages, OMS/UCI experience, model-based systems engineering artifacts, hardware-in-the-loop testing, multi-level security environments, HPC environments, and flight-test readiness or airworthiness processes.
Benefits
- Primarily in-office work 5 days per week, with occasional remote-work flexibility.
- Travel between company offices and customer sites is approximately 25%.
- Benefits may include equity, health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off.
About Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition builds software tools, infrastructure, and operating systems for developing, testing, and deploying autonomous and driver-assistance systems across automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, and agriculture. It sells enterprise software and services including simulation, sensor data management, HD mapping, and a vehicle OS to OEMs and government customers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, it counts 18 of the top 20 global automakers and the U.S. military among its users.