Staff Engineer, Test Integration, Modelling and Simulation (R5601)

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.