Simulation Engineer I, Arc Vehicle

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain simulation models for spacecraft subsystems, environmental dynamics, and hardware interfaces.
• Support the execution, automation, and scaling of Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing runs.
• Write and optimize data-processing pipelines and visualization scripts to analyze simulation outputs and verify vehicle-level requirements.
• Integrate internal guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms, aerodynamic databases, and sensor models into the core simulation platform.
• Develop and run automated unit tests, integration tests, and regression suites to ensure simulation platform stability.
• Maintain and troubleshoot simulation backend infrastructure, high-performance computing (HPC) nodes, and physical testbeds.
• Document simulation setups, API interfaces, and user guides to empower product engineering teams to run self-service simulation workflows.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent technical experience.
• Typically 1+ years of internship, academic research, or professional experience developing software, physics-based simulations, or numerical models.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C++ or Python in a Linux environment.
• Strong foundational understanding of physics, classical mechanics, dynamics, and numerical analysis.
• Familiarity with standard software development practices, including version control (Git).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong motivation to learn and take on technical ownership of complex codebases.

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with aerospace simulation tools, physics engines, or numerical frameworks (such as MATLAB/Simulink, ROS/ROS2, or custom C++ engines).
• Familiarity with continuous integration (CI/CD) pipelines, containerization (Docker), and cloud or HPC infrastructure.
• Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, processors-in-the-loop (PIL), or interfacing hardware with software simulations.
• Demonstrated technical execution through collegiate engineering teams (such as Formula SAE, rocket clubs, or robotics design groups).
• Prior internship experience in a fast-paced aerospace, robotics, or high-tech startup environment.

Pay

The California annual base salary for this role is currently $71,000 - $124,000. Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and internal equity.