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Software Engineer - Physical AI

Ann Arbor💼 Full-time💰 $100,000–$100,000🗓 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design and implement high-performance C++ software for Axion, a defense data and tooling platform that unifies developers and operators to accelerate testing, integration, and deployment of autonomous systems.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Defense Simulation & Autonomy Infrastructure)

Builds

Simulation environments, virtual worlds, and scalable infrastructure for multi-domain autonomous operations (ground and aerial platforms)

Domain

Defense / Physical AI / Simulation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C++, systems programming, concurrency, performance optimization, real-time rendering, simulation pipelines, Python

Preferred skills

Unreal Engine, Unity, Gazebo, sensor simulation, synthetic data generation, distributed systems

Technologies

C++, Python, Unreal Engine, Unity, Gazebo

Responsibilities

Design and implement high-performance C++ software for the Axion platform; Build and extend simulation environments for autonomous system validation; Develop scalable infrastructure for multi-domain autonomous operations; Partner with autonomy researchers and defense customers to translate mission requirements into software; Own end-to-end execution of engineering workstreams from architecture to deployment; Interface with DoD programs to ensure operational compliance

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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