- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- BostonMassachusettsUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- May 6, 2026
- Salary
- $180,000–$240,000 a year
Full-time
Staff Simulation Platform Engineer
Job description
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.
Job requirements
- 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
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