Engineer II, Modelling and Simulation (R5712)
Shield AI· Hivemind Solutions Division – AUS / International Office Entity
Hybrid (Melbourne)International Office EntityPosted 4w ago
About the role
Engineer II role to support development, integration and operationalisation of simulation capabilities for Hivemind Mission Autonomy programs in Australia, delivering high performance real-time and faster-than-real-time simulation environments for autonomy, perception, and systems engineering teams and supporting customer programs and internal R&D.
Responsibilities
- Support the design and evolution of distributed real time simulation systems across virtual, constructive and live environments.
- Implement high performance C++ software for modelling, simulation, integration workflows and system interoperability, including compatibility with legacy standards.
- Develop and optimise real time and distributed simulation software supporting multi agent scenarios and high fidelity environments.
- Integrate defence simulation frameworks such as AFSIM or NGTS to support delivery and ensure alignment with defence customer expectations.
- Design and deliver containerised simulation deployments using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes for development, CI, testing and operational environments.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to connect simulation with autonomy algorithms, hardware interfaces and automated test pipelines.
- Drive improvement across CI/CD, test driven development, software architecture and simulation tooling.
- Support key customer programs by delivering reliable and scalable simulation environments.
Qualifications
- Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics or a related field.
- Professional experience in software engineering and systems integration.
- Strong experience with modern C++ and familiarity with legacy C++ standards.
- Professional experience with Python.
- Demonstrated success delivering reliable software in fast paced engineering environments.
- Experience with real time or distributed simulation systems.
- Experience with Docker or similar containerisation technologies.
- Proficiency working in Linux development environments.
- Strong problem solving capability and the ability to work through complex technical challenges.
- Strong history of collaboration, accountability and being an effective team member.
- Ability to obtain an Australian NV1 security clearance.
Skills
Required:C++PythonLinuxDocker
Nice to have:Kubernetes
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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