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Modelling and Simulation Lead (R4706)

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and

Company

Shield AI

Location

Melbourne

Status

Open

Posted

2026-04-07T03:19:55.825+00:00

Shield AI's Hivemind Solutions team in Melbourne is hiring a Modelling and Simulation Lead for its Australian mission autonomy programs. The role covers architecture and hands-on C++ development of distributed, real-time and faster-than-real-time simulation frameworks used by autonomy engineers to develop, test and demonstrate autonomy for uncrewed aircraft, including containerized and hardware-in-the-loop setups. It also leads multidisciplinary teams of five or more. The posting asks for modern and legacy C++, Python, Linux, Docker or Kubernetes, defence simulation tools such as AFSIM or NGTS, and ability to obtain an NV1 clearance.