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You will be responsible for developing and integrating the simulation and test environments which our autonomy engineers use to develop, test and demonstrate Mission Autonomy solutions for uncrewed aircraft.\nIn this role, you will guide multidisciplinary engineering teams in designing, implementing, and integrating high-performance real-time and faster than real-time simulation frameworks across distributed, containerized, and hardware-in-the-loop environments.\nYour work will directly support key customer programs, internal R&D, and mission-critical autonomy development-ensuring our simulation ecosystem is robust, scalable, and operationally representative.\nWhat You'll do:\nSimulation Architecture Leadership - Lead the design and evolution of distributed, real-time simulation systems that support autonomy development, verification, and validation across virtual, constructive, and live environments.\nHigh-Performance Software Development - Architect and implement C++, software for modelling, simulation, and integration workflows, while maintaining compatibility with legacy standards for seamless system interoperability.\nReal-Time & Distributed Simulation - Develop, optimize, and deploy software for real-time mission execution environments, including multi-agent scenarios and high-fidelity system-of-systems simulations. \nSimulation Framework Integration - Apply practical experience with defence simulation frameworks such as AFSIM or NGTS to accelerate capability delivery and ensure alignment with defence customer expectations.\nContainerized Deployment - Leverage Docker, Kubernetes or similar technologies to ensure repeatable, scalable, and modular simulation deployments across development, CI, and operational environments.\nTechnical & Project Leadership - Lead engineering teams of 5+ contributors, ensuring alignment across software, test, autonomy, perception, and program stakeholders. 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