Staff Engineer, XBAT DevOps

Build and scale C++ simulation tools for autonomous aircraft software validation.

• •JOB DESCRIPTION: The Software Integration & Operations (SIO) group turns frontier autonomy into mission-ready aircraft.
• •We own the commit-to-flight pipeline—deterministic simulation at cluster scale, HIL/VIL integration, CI/CD, automated testing, and release engineering.
• •Our goal is simple: make AI fly—safely, repeatably, and fast.
• •As a Staff Simulation Engineer, you will be dedicated to Shield AI’s next-generation aircraft program, adopting our existing infrastructure to advance new capabilities.
• •You’ll design, build, and scale C++-based simulation tools that test and validate the full aircraft software stack—from autonomy to avionics—before it ever flies.
• •Your simulation infrastructure will enable developers to test faster, system engineers to evaluate performance earlier, and release engineers to ship with confidence.
• •WHAT YOU'LL DO: Build and scale simulation frameworks for integrated testing of autonomy, GNC, and embedded systems in C++.
• •Design deterministic, high-performance simulation tools capable of faster-than-real-time execution for development, testing, and release.
• •Integrate core physics, dynamics, and system models (aerodynamics, propulsion, controls) into a unified simulation environment.
• •Collaborate across autonomy, embedded, GNC, and test engineering to ensure the simulation mirrors real aircraft behavior and mission scenarios.