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Staff Engineer, Modelling and Simulation (R5700)

Melbourne💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead architecture and implementation of distributed, real-time simulation systems for defense operations, integrating autonomy algorithms and hardware interfaces.

Role type

Staff Engineer, Modelling and Simulation

Builds

Distributed simulation environments, containerized deployments, and system-of-systems simulation workflows

Domain

Defense technology / Simulation engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C++ (modern and legacy), Python, Linux development, Docker/Kubernetes, real-time distributed simulation, systems integration, technical leadership

Preferred skills

Defense industry experience, uncrewed systems (air domain), AFSIM/NGTS frameworks, test automation pipelines

Technologies

C++, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, AFSIM, NGTS, Linux

Responsibilities

Architect distributed real-time simulation systems; Implement high-performance C++ software for modeling and interoperability; Optimize simulation software for multi-agent scenarios; Integrate defense frameworks (AFSIM, NGTS); Design containerized deployments; Lead engineering teams; Collaborate on autonomy and hardware integration; Drive CI/CD and tooling innovation

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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