Lead Simulation Engineer – Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics

maymobility; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare

HSA and FSA

Employer 401k match

Parental leave

Flexible vacation

Total Wellness Program

Job summary

May Mobility, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, seeks a Lead Simulation Engineer to architect and scale the core AV simulation engine, adapter layers, and unified evaluation metrics backend. You will drive high-fidelity vehicle dynamics, multi-body physics, rendering, and sensor-simulation pipelines while guaranteeing stack-wide determinism and performance.

You will mentor engineers, set technical direction, and collaborate with HiL partners on integration hooks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with a strong focus on simulation, robotics, or physics-based systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in modern C++ and Python, with a track record of architecting large-scale, performance-critical software.
• Hands-on experience with simulation loop design and robotics middleware integration.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain the core simulation engine and the adapter layer that integrates it with the vehicle's autonomy middleware.
• Lead development of advanced ego-vehicle dynamics and multi-body physics models and integrate external high-fidelity rendering and sensor-simulation engines.
• Own the mathematical logic and backend execution framework behind a unified metrics system for evaluating simulation results.
• Set the technical direction for the simulation engine, uphold determinism and performance across the stack, and lead design and code reviews.
• Partner with the HiL team on integration hooks and mentor engineers across the team.

Skills

C++

Python

Software architecture

Vehicle dynamics

Robotics middleware

HiL integration

Education

B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in CS/Robotics/Engineering

Tools

HiL tools

Job description

May Mobility, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, seeks a Lead Simulation Engineer to architect and scale the core AV simulation engine, adapter layers, and unified evaluation metrics backend. You will drive high-fidelity vehicle dynamics, multi-body physics, rendering, and sensor-simulation pipelines while guaranteeing stack-wide determinism and performance.

You will mentor engineers, set technical direction, and collaborate with HiL partners on integration hooks.