Senior Scene Generation Engineer

avav; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

401K matching

9/80 schedule

Paid holidays

Job summary

AeroVironment, based in California, is seeking a Scene Generation Engineer to design, develop, and validate high-fidelity 3D radiometric synthetic environments for tactical scenarios, with emphasis on real-time hardware-in-the-loop integration.

The ideal candidate will be skilled in Linux, C++, OpenGL/CUDA, Python, and graphic programming, and will mentor juniors while improving software quality and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline is required.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible software engineering experience.
• Strong OO design and development experience.
• Experience with software architecture and design patterns.
• Experience developing applications on Linux.
• Experience with version control systems (Git).
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate high-fidelity 3D radiometric models for scene generation.
• Integrate scene generation software into real-time hardware-in-the-loop labs.
• Develop tools to support model development, analysis, and visualization.
• Review peers' code and provide technical feedback.
• Mentor junior software engineers and promote best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve software quality, efficiency, and performance.

Skills

C++

OpenGL

CUDA

Python

Linux

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related

Tools

Software architecture

Job description

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

The Engineering Services Division is searching for a Scene Generation Engineer towards the design, development, and validation of high-fidelity physics-based 3D radiometric synthetic environments across a full range of environments encompassing tactical, strategic and surveillance scenarios. Provide a working understanding in multiple disciplines, including radiometry of targets and background scene objects, graphical programming, advanced software and architecture development, and real-time hardware-in-the-loop system integration. The ideal candidate has experience in software development in a distributed team environment, is proficient using Linux, has graphical programming experience especially with regards to physics-based rendering, and understands and has experience with the principles of radiometry and reflection of electromagnetic energy.

• Design, develop, and validate high-fidelity physics-based 3D radiometric synthetic models for use in scene generation software across a full range of environments encompassing tactical, strategic and surveillance scenarios.
• Provide integration support of our scene generation software into real-time hardware-in-the-loop laboratories, providing expertise to resolve software and integration issues and ensure scene generation quality.
• Develop software tools to advance and support model development, integration, analysis and visualization, and enhanced user interfaces.
• Review software developed by peers and provide technical feedback and guidance.
• Mentor junior software engineers and promote software engineering best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve software quality, development efficiency, and system performance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible software engineering experience.
• Strong experience in object-oriented software design and development.
• Experience with software architecture and design patterns.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following: C++, OpenGL, CUDA, Python
• Experience developing applications in Linux environments.
• Experience with Git or other version control systems.
• Experience with software testing methodologies and debugging tools.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Follows standard practices and procedures when analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained. Completes assigned tasks within schedule and budget.
• Works comfortably in a team environment by sharing ideas and experiences with others, solicits feedback and asks relevant questions.
• Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties.
• Ability to obtain or maintain required security clearances

Preferred Qualifications

• Existing Secret security clearance
• Graphical programming experience especially with regards to physics-based rendering
• Understands and has experience with the principles of radiometry and reflection of electromagnetic energy
• Experience working within DoD development environments.

ITAR Requirement

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits

• medical
• dental vision
• 401K with company matching
• a 9/80 work schedule
• a paid holiday shutdown

For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

Who We Are

Based in California, AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer, Dr. Paul MacCready, we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone, and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington, DC.

Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed.

What We Do

Building on a history of technological innovation, AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data,sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.