Senior C++ Real-Time Simulation Architect

Shieldai; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Engineer in Modelling and Simulation to lead development of high‑fidelity simulation environments for autonomy and mission planning.

You will architect real‑time and distributed simulation across virtual, constructive, and live environments, implement high‑performance C++ software, and drive CI/CD and testing pipelines while collaborating with cross‑functional teams. Australian NV1 clearance is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics or related field.
• Extensive software engineering and systems integration experience.
• Strong C++ experience and familiarity with legacy standards.
• Professional Python experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design and evolution of distributed, real-time simulation systems across virtual, constructive, and live environments.
• Architect and implement high-performance C++ software for modelling, simulation, integration workflows, and system interoperability.
• Develop and optimise real-time and distributed simulation software for multi-agent scenarios and high-fidelity environments.
• Integrate defence simulation frameworks such as AFSIM or NGTS to align with customer expectations.
• Design and deliver containerised simulation deployments using Docker and Kubernetes for development, CI, testing, and operations.
• Provide technical and project leadership to engineering teams of 5+ contributors across software, autonomy, perception, test, and program functions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to connect simulation with autonomy algorithms, hardware interfaces, and automated test pipelines.
• Drive CI/CD, test-driven development, software architecture and tooling improvements.
• Support customer programs by delivering robust, validated simulation environments.

Skills

Modern C++

Python

Real-time/hwil-swil

Linux development

CI/CD

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/Mechatronics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Shield AI in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Engineer in Modelling and Simulation to lead development of high‑fidelity simulation environments for autonomy and mission planning.

You will architect real‑time and distributed simulation across virtual, constructive, and live environments, implement high‑performance C++ software, and drive CI/CD and testing pipelines while collaborating with cross‑functional teams. Australian NV1 clearance is preferred.