via Remote Rocketship
$215K - 300K a year
You would build and improve scalable aviation simulation infrastructure for testing autonomous aircraft systems and certifying safety-critical products.
The role requires 5+ years in simulation systems, 7+ years in object-oriented C++ and scripting, and experience with aircraft dynamics and safety-critical systems.
Job Description: • Develop a robust, deterministic, and scalable software simulation framework to accelerate testing of safety-critical systems • Work closely with flight software, guidance/navigation/control, and hardware test engineers to expand the simulation system • Improve the simulation’s core architecture, including performance, reproducibility, and flexibility • Evaluate and drive key project decisions • Mentor team members to improve their skills • Build infrastructure enabling development, test, and deployment of autonomous aircraft software • Work with hardware-in-the-loop test environments, high-fidelity physics simulation stack, and cloud-based Monte-Carlo infrastructure • Enable millions of flight equivalent hours necessary to certify aviation products • Provide fast and accurate feedback on system behavior across flight plans, environmental conditions, and system faults Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent experience • 5+ years industry experience in simulation systems within aviation, automotive or comparable environments • 7+ years professional experience in object oriented C++ and Python (or other scripting languages) • Experience modeling aircraft dynamics • Experience developing simulations for safety-critical / DO-178 software and hardware systems • Experience architecting complex distributed and real-time software frameworks • Strong technical, organizational, and problem-solving skills • Excellent documentation and collaboration skills • Capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws • Documentation legally establishing status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person, including nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person Benefits: • Offers equity • Stock options • Employee medical • 401k contribution • Great co-workers • Casual work environment
This job posting was last updated on 11/3/2026