Radar Sensor Simulation Lead — Validate Real Data (Remote)

Parallel Domain; United States; Remote; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Employer-paid medical/dental/vision

Flexible paid vacation & holidays

Paid parental leave

Equipment budget

Learning stipend

Job summary

Parallel Domain is seeking a Senior Sensor Simulation Engineer to lead radar-centric sensor modeling and validation efforts. You will build physically accurate models in C++ within a real-time rendering pipeline, extending to lidar and thermal modalities, and work with perception/ML teams to translate failure modes into fidelity requirements.

You will lead technical direction, partner with product and leadership, and drive rigorous validation from day one, using advanced AI tooling to accelerate

Qualifications

• Track record in building deployed simulation or sensor-modeling software.
• Strong physics or engineering foundation; ability to translate papers to code.
• Radar/RF depth and ECAD knowledge applied to simulation contexts.
• Breadth across radar, lidar, thermal/IR or related sensing physics.
• Experience validating models against real sensor data with metrics.
• Proficient in writing and extending performance-sensitive C++ code.
• Ability to set direction and lead technical projects across teams.
• Comfortable communicating physics with engineers, product, and leaders.

Responsibilities

• Set sensor simulation direction across radar, lidar, and thermal models.
• Develop physically accurate sensor models in modern C++ for real-time pipelines.
• Define metrics and validate outputs against measured sensor data.
• Model weather and environmental effects with first-principles or heuristics.
• Extend validation discipline across sensor suites including camera.
• Translate real-world perception failures into fidelity requirements.
• Provide technical direction to engineers and raise team rigor.
• Leverage AI tooling to accelerate coding and literature review.

Skills

Simulation

Physics-first

Radar & RF

Sensor physics

Validation rigor

C++ proficiency

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

MSc/PhD in physics or electrical engineering

Tools

C++

Python

Ray tracing

GPU compute

Real-time rendering

Git

CI

Job description

Parallel Domain is seeking a Senior Sensor Simulation Engineer to lead radar-centric sensor modeling and validation efforts. You will build physically accurate models in C++ within a real-time rendering pipeline, extending to lidar and thermal modalities, and work with perception/ML teams to translate failure modes into fidelity requirements.

You will lead technical direction, partner with product and leadership, and drive rigorous validation from day one, using advanced AI tooling to accelerate