# Staff Engineer, Modelling and Simulation (R5700)

Job Description: As a Staff Engineer in Modelling and Simulation, you will lead the development, integration, and operationalisation of simulation capabilities that enable Hivemind Mission Autonomy programs in Australia. You will architect, implement, and maintain high-performance, real-time and faster-than-real-time simulation environments used by autonomy, perception, and systems engineering teams to design, test, and demonstrate cutting-edge uncrewed aircraft mission autonomy. This role involves significant technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivery of complex simulation frameworks that support both customer programs and internal R&D. You will directly contribute to scalable, operationally representative simulation ecosystems that underpin mission-critical software development. What you'll do: Lead the architecture, design, and evolution of distributed, real-time simulation systems across virtual, constructive, and live environments. Architect and implement high-performance C++ software for modelling, simulation, integration workflows, and system interoperability, including compatibility with legacy standards. Develop and optimise real-time and distribute

- **Id**: 555641
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/shield-ai-staff-engineer-modelling-and-simulation-r5700>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Melbourne, Australia
- **Countries**: AU
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-08T20:56:49Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-08
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T19:17:09Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 65
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4148
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing, Defense AI, Drone AI

## Company

- **Id**: 50
- **Name**: Shield AI
- **Domain**: shield.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/shield-ai>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 73
- **Open postings**: 112
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.866
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 62
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 112000
- **Max usd**: 260000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: global_role_cell_scaled_by_country
- **Sample n**: 1702

## Technologies

- **AFSIM** — Optional: no
- **AI Agents** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 65

## Requirements

- **Team size min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country
- **Australia** — Iso: AU; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-08T21:08:25Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-09-17T22:46:45Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-09-18T01:19:33Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-19T00:04:52Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-10-19T03:09:01Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-22T16:07:18Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-10-22T20:04:14Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 27
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.622
- **P room**: 0.44
- **Age days**: 64
- **Expected fill days**: 62
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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