Staff Simulation Platform Engineer

We are seeking a Staff Simulation Platform Engineer to design and build the next-generation simulation infrastructure that supports aircraft modeling, autonomy development, and hardware-in-the-loop validation across multiple aircraft platforms.

This is a hands-on senior technical role focused on building scalable virtual environments, stabilizing integration infrastructure, and enabling scenario-based autonomy validation without linear growth in engineering effort per platform.

This position reports to the Virtual Test Environments Lead and will play a central role in evolving our simulation ecosystem into a robust, scalable internal platform.

• Define and implement structured topology and configuration definitions across aircraft platforms
• Improve stability of routing layers, hardware/software interfaces, and runtime integration components
• Introduce versioning and compatibility discipline across simulation artifacts
• Build validation tooling to prevent integration breakage from reaching lab benches

• Expand scenario-based simulation capabilities supporting autonomy development
• Enable structured Monte Carlo and multi-scenario validation workflows
• Develop infrastructure to simulate sensor inputs and autonomy behaviors in realistic operational contexts
• Improve determinism and traceability of simulation runs

• Implement CI/CD workflows for simulation artifacts
• Improve reproducibility of simulation environments
• Implement schema-driven validation mechanisms for interfaces
• Build foundational platform components hands-on during early phases

• Mentor and elevate engineers working on simulation tools and routing infrastructure
• Establish extensibility and architectural standards within the simulation stack
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders (Autonomy, Compute Platform, Systems, Lab Integration)

This is a senior technical contributor role with significant architectural impact but no direct people management responsibility.

• 7+ years of experience building or scaling complex simulation or autonomy validation environments
• Experience contributing to or architecting large-scale simulation frameworks (e.g., AFSIM, Unreal/Unity-based simulation environments, CARLA, custom autonomy simulation platforms, or equivalent)
• Strong software architecture experience in multi-component, distributed systems
• Experience defining interface contracts, configuration schemas, or API boundaries in complex systems
• Experience integrating simulation environments with real-time or hardware-in-the-loop systems
• Hands-on proficiency in Python and/or C++
• Demonstrated ability to modernize or scale legacy engineering toolchains
• Experience developing simulation or virtual validation environments for autonomy systems (automotive, aerospace, robotics)
• Experience designing scenario-based validation systems
• Familiarity with SIL/HIL integration
• Experience implementing CI/CD in engineering-heavy environments
• Background in safety-critical systems