Senior Engineer, Aeronautical Modeling & Simulation (Dallas/San Diego) (R4538)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Software Integration & Operations (SIO) group turns frontier autonomy into mission-ready aircraft. We own the commit-to-flight pipeline—deterministic aircraft and mission simulation, HIL/VIL integration, CI/CD, automated flight qualification testing, and release engineering. Our goal is simple: make AI fly—safely, repeatably, and fast. As a Modeling & Simulation Engineer, you will be responsible for improving and adding to our world and aeronautical models so that our operator training and internal engineering pipelines have a seamless translation from sim to real results. What You'll Do: - Develop and enhance aeronautical physics models (aerodynamics, propulsion, environmental, structural, etc.) for use in simulation and evaluation. - Translate theoretical models into efficient, reliable C++ implementations with a focus on numerical accuracy and performance. - Validate models against real-world data and authoritative references, including field test data and calibration procedures. - Collaborate with simulation and training application teams to ensure models integrate cleanly into operator-facing tools. - Design automated validation and regression testing stra...