LVC Simulation Integration Engineer

Overview

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. The company provides digital infrastructure to bring intelligence to moving machines and serves the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries in tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in the U.S. and Europe. Learn more at

Senior LVC Simulation Integration Engineer on the Air Combat Autonomy team. You will lead the design, development, and improvement of integrated live, virtual, and constructive simulation solutions for experimentation, testing, and training of multi-agent autonomy software. You will design and document LVC architectures, create simulation scenarios, write interface code, conduct code reviews, and solve integration roadblocks. You will mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams while contributing to CI/CD pipelines and security compliance.

• Support the experimentation, testing, and training of Tactical AI agents through the development of live, virtual, and constructive simulation solutions, balancing fidelity, scale, time, and cost
• Research and learn new modeling, simulation, and communication tools (internal and customer-owned prototype software under active development)
• Collaborate with 3rd party vendors to incorporate proprietary models while respecting intellectual property boundaries
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership, fostering a culture of learning and using good coding practices, design patterns, and industry standards
• Software development:
  Write, modify, test, and debug efficient code (C++ 2017+, Python 3.10+, and other languages as needed) for adapters, translators, and complex interfaces
• System architecture:
  Design robust LVC integrations that meet performance, scalability, and security requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in modeling & simulation, computer science, or software engineering
• Experience with simulation interoperability standards such as DIS, HLA, and DSEEP, and with custom methods to build LVC federations
• Knowledge of communication protocols and serialization mechanisms such as DDS, ZeroMQ, Kafka, Redis, and protobuf
• Experience configuring, integrating, extending, and using defense M&S tools such as AFSIM, NGTS, and flight simulators
• 3+ years of hands-on experience developing performant modern C++ (2017+)
• Experience developing in Docker and containerized development environments, Linux-based operating systems (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu), and using development tools such as Git, Visual Studio Code, Git Lab, Sonar Qube, and Artifactory or Azure Container Registry

• Willing to travel for company business between offices and to customer sites (~25%)

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must hold or be eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance

For more information about U.S. security clearances: please refer to official resources.

• PhD degree in a related engineering field
• 7+ years of software development experience in multiple languages
• Experience with government interoperability architectures such as OMS/UCI
• Experience with model-based systems engineering artifacts, hardware-in-the-loop testing environments, and multi-level security environments
• Experience with high performance computing (HPC) environments
• Experience with flight test readiness and airworthiness processes

Compensation ranges and benefits vary by location. The base salary typically ranges from $140,000 to $160,000 USD annually, with additional compensation components such as equity and benefits. This description may be updated to reflect current offerings and jurisdictional differences.