Tech Lead, Simulation Engine

10 hours, 22 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
May Mobility

May Mobility

May Mobility is a company dedicated to making transit more sustainable, safe, accessible, and equitable through the development of autonomous vehicle technology. They aim to transform cities by creating a safer, greener, and more accessible world with ...

Transportation
251-1K
Founded 2017
$167M raised

Description

  • Architect and maintain the core simulation engine and adapter layer that connects to vehicle autonomy middleware.
  • Lead development of ego-vehicle dynamics and multi-body physics models.
  • Integrate external high-fidelity rendering and sensor-simulation engines.
  • Own the mathematical logic and backend execution framework for a unified simulation metrics system.
  • Set technical direction for the simulation team and ensure determinism and performance across the stack.
  • Lead code reviews and design reviews.
  • Partner with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) teams on integration hooks.
  • Mentor engineers across the organization.

Requirements

  • B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
  • 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with a focus on simulation, robotics, or physics-based systems.
  • Expert-level proficiency in modern C++ and Python.
  • Experience architecting large-scale, performance-critical software systems.
  • Hands-on experience with simulation loop design, vehicle dynamics, or integrating robotics middleware and external engines.
  • Strong software architecture skills for modular simulation or robotics systems with deterministic, reproducible environments.
  • Solid grounding in vehicle dynamics, multi-body physics, or related numerical modeling.
  • Prior experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
  • Background in autonomous vehicles or advanced robotics (preferred).
  • Experience with high-fidelity rendering or sensor-simulation pipelines (preferred).
  • Familiarity with ML integration in simulation, such as data-driven traffic agents or scene reconstruction (preferred).
  • Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing (preferred).
  • Knowledge of deterministic and real-time computing (preferred).

Benefits

  • Salary range of $189,000 to $272,000 USD.
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans.
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
  • Rich retirement benefits with an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.
  • Generous paid parental leave with a phased return to work.
  • Flexible vacation policy plus paid company holidays.
  • Total Wellness Program with resources for overall wellbeing.

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