Senior Software Engineer Defense Simulation

Applied Intuition Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive defense trucking construction mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure operating systems and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers as well as the United States military and its allies trust the companys solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale California with offices in Washington D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach Florida; Ann Arbor Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at .

We are an in-office company and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

As a Senior Software Engineer you will lead the design development and improvement of integrated live virtual and constructive simulation solutions for experimentation testing and training of multi-agent autonomy software. You will design and document LVC architectures create simulation scenarios write interface code conduct code reviews and solve integration roadblocks. Collaborating with cross-functional teams you will translate requirements into technical solutions while mentoring junior engineers. The role also involves continuous innovation testing debugging documentation and contributing to CI/CD pipelines and security compliance.

• Support the experimentation testing and training of Tactical AI agents through the development of live virtual and constructive simulation solutions balancing fidelity scale time and cost

• Research and learn new modeling simulation and communication tools including internal and customer-owned prototype software under active development

• Work with 3rd party vendors to incorporate proprietary models while respecting intellectual property boundaries

• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership fostering a culture of learning and using good coding practices design patterns and industry standards

• Software Development: Write modify test and debug efficient code (C 2017 Python 3.10 and other languages as needed) for adapters translators and more complex interfaces

• System Architecture: Design robust LVC integrations that meets performance scalability and security requirements

• Masters degree or equivalent experience in modeling & simulation computer science or software engineering

• Experience using simulation interoperability standards such as DIS HLA and DSEEP as well as custom methods and technologies to build LVC federations

• Knowledge of communication protocols and serialization mechanisms such as DDS ZeroMQ Kafka Redis and protobuf

• Experience configuring integrating extending and using defense M&S tools such as AFSIM NGTS and flight simulators

• 3 years of hands-on experience developing performant modern C (2017)

• Experience developing in Docker and containerized development environments working in Linux-based operating systems (e.g. RHEL Ubuntu) and using development tools such as git Visual Studio Code GitLab SonarQube and Artifactory or Azure Container registry

• Willing to travel for company business between our offices as well as to customer sites (25%)

• Must be a U.S. Citizen

• Must hold or be eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance

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• PhD degree in related engineering field

• 7 years of experience developing software in multiple programming languages

• Experience working with government interoperability architectures such as OMS/UCI

• Experience working with model-based systems engineering artifacts hardware-in-the-loop testing environments and multi-level security environments

• Experience with high performance computing (HPC) environments

• Experience with flight test readiness and airworthiness processes

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary equity and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units comprehensive health dental vision life and disability insurance coverage 401k retirement benefits with employer match learning and wellness stipends and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience credentials & certifications educational attainment skill level requirements interview performance and the level and scope of the position.

Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently the parties agree that as applicable they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a) 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that as applicable they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471 Appendix A to Subpart A) relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.

FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request.
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