Staff Engineer - Test Integration, Modelling and Simulation

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. 

Job Description:

This position is perfect for a seasoned C++ engineer with expertise in modeling and simulation, systems, and systems integration. As a key leader, you will tackle the most challenging and complex projects with minimal oversight, driving impactful results in collaboration with a dynamic and skilled team. This is an opportunity to shape innovative solutions, integrating simulations and third-party systems, and advancing cutting-edge technologies. 

What you'll do:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-performance C++ software for complex systems. 

• Architect robust, scalable simulation solutions for systems of systems and real-time processing. 

• Drive the integration of third-party software and hardware systems into comprehensive architectures. 

• Set technical standards and mentor other engineers to promote excellence and best practices. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment and successful delivery. 

• Implement modern agile software development practices, including continuous integration and test-driven development. 

• Tackle complex debugging and optimization challenges to enhance system performance. 

• Explore and adopt new technologies to stay at the forefront of the field. 

• Drive task decomposition for teams and individuals 

Required qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 5 years and a Master’s degree; or 4 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience. 

• Advanced professional experience in software engineering and systems integration. 

• Familiarity with design patterns and system-level engineering principles. 

• Extensive experience in C++ using modern C++ (C++17/20) while possessing a solid understanding of older standards (C++98/03) for adapting to legacy code and systems seamlessly. 

• Experience in Python. 

• Programming experience in a Linux environment (Windows experience is a bonus). 

• Expertise with Docker or other containerization mechanisms. 

• Demonstrated success leading projects with 10+ contributors. 

• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a fast, efficient, and effective approach. 

• Deep understanding of design patterns and system architecture principles. 

• Experience in a collaborative development environment, focused on continuous integration/delivery and test-driven development. 

Preferred qualifications:

• MS or greater in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and/or similar degree, or equivalent practical experience. 

• Real-time and distributed simulation experience. 

• Experience with surface and/or subsurface simulation environments and models.

• Proficiency in Python. 

• Advanced knowledge of third-party system integration (software and hardware). 

• Experience with web-service technologies like gRPC, REST APIs, message queues (ActiveMQ, ZeroMQ), etc. 

• Familiarity with C++ tooling like CMake and Conan. 

• Experience with UCI and OMS Standards. 

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