Staff Modeling & Simulation Engineer - High-Perf Aircraft

The Rundown AI, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI in San Diego is seeking a Staff Modeling & Simulation Engineer to design, build, and scale novel aircraft subsystem models and simulators for the next-generation XBAT product line. You will contribute to deterministic, high-performance simulation tooling and automated testing infrastructure.

You will collaborate across autonomy, embedded, GNC, and test engineering to mirror aircraft behavior, perform V&V analyses, and generate insightful reports and visualizations for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Aerospace, Robotics, or related field.
• 7+ years in simulation software development with emphasis on modern C++ (C++17 or later) and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of rigid-body dynamics, kinematics, aerodynamics, and sensor mechanics.
• Proven experience developing or integrating simulation systems for robotics, aerospace, and/or autonomous systems.
• Ability to debug complex build and runtime environments (CMake, package management, logging, and profiling tools).
• Experience with software testing tools (GTest, etc.)
• Experience with simulation V&V.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across software, hardware, and systems disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop models and infrastructure for the integrated simulation pipeline in C++.
• Design deterministic, high-performance simulation tools capable of faster-than-real-time execution for development, testing, and release.
• Implement test scenarios and write unit, system, and regression tests.
• Collaborate across autonomy, embedded, GNC, and test engineering to ensure the simulation mirrors real aircraft behavior and mission scenarios.
• Contribute to platform-agnostic simulation tooling to accelerate current and future aircraft design and development efforts.
• Perform verification and validation (V&V) analysis activities on modeling tools.
• Conduct system performance analysis and generate reports and visualizations.
• Utilize best practices in C++, simulation architecture, and performance engineering.

Skills

Collaboration

Debugging

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science, Aerospace, Robotics, or related field

Tools

GTest

CMake

Profiling tools

Job description

Shield AI in San Diego is seeking a Staff Modeling & Simulation Engineer to design, build, and scale novel aircraft subsystem models and simulators for the next-generation XBAT product line. You will contribute to deterministic, high-performance simulation tooling and automated testing infrastructure.

You will collaborate across autonomy, embedded, GNC, and test engineering to mirror aircraft behavior, perform V&V analyses, and generate insightful reports and visualizations for stakeholders.