Senior Engineer, Modelling and Simulation (C++/Simulation)

Location: Melbourne, Australia; hybrid

Salary: AUD 0 per year

Company

hirify.global develops intelligent systems and mission autonomy capabilities for defence applications.

What you will do

• Lead the development, integration, and operationalisation of simulation capabilities for Hivemind Mission Autonomy programs in Australia.
• Architect, implement, and maintain high-performance real-time and faster-than-real-time simulation environments.
• Develop distributed simulation software for virtual, constructive, and live environments, including multi-agent scenarios and high-fidelity models.
• Implement C++ modelling, simulation, integration, and interoperability workflows, including legacy-standard compatibility.
• Integrate defence simulation frameworks such as AFSIM or NGTS and deploy containerised environments with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Connect simulation with autonomy algorithms, hardware interfaces, CI/CD, automated testing, and customer program delivery.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• Professional experience in software engineering and systems integration.
• Strong experience with modern C++ and familiarity with legacy C++ standards; professional Python experience.
• Experience with real-time or distributed simulation systems and Docker or similar containerisation technologies.
• Proficiency in Linux development environments.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver reliable software in fast-paced engineering environments and solve complex technical challenges.
• Strong collaboration, accountability, and effective teamwork skills.
• Australian citizenship and eligibility to obtain an Australian Government security clearance are mandatory.

Nice to have

• Defence industry experience.
• Experience with uncrewed systems, particularly in the air domain.
• Experience with data processing, analysis pipelines, or test automation workflows, especially Python-based.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee position with hybrid working in Melbourne.
• Work on mission-critical software supporting Australian Government classified material.
• Security clearance sponsorship and support are provided; an existing clearance is not required.
• Cross-functional collaboration across autonomy, perception, systems engineering, and customer programs.