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About The Role

Forterra is seeking a Principal Simulation Software Engineer responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining simulation systems for autonomous off-road and on road applications in defense and commercial industries, along with mentoring and leading team members technically. This role demands expertise in software engineering, with a particular emphasis in simulation development. Expertise with simulation platforms such as dSPACE, CarMaker, BeamNG, CARLA/Unreal or similar is a must along with C++ and a scripting language (preferably Lua or Python). Previous leadership experience preferably in an Agile/SAFe environment strongly desired.

What You'll Do

• Design and development of simulation software features, scenarios, and integrations.
• Provide technical leadership to other team members as well as functional (people management) and scrum master duties as required.
• Provide domain expertise to interface with software teams to improve and increase the usage of simulation.
• Software development activities such as agile ceremonies, task updates, and team meetings.
• Collaborate with engineers from other cross-functional groups such as systems, safety and test to ensure product and program level needs are met.
• Develop software throughout the development cycle, from collecting feature requests to their final delivery via thorough testing and verification activities.
• Support troubleshooting, integration, development, and fix of automated tests.
• Work in a distributed team to accomplish sprint goals.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to identify features, improvements, and scenarios needed to achieve software releases.

What We're Looking For:

A team player who is passionate about simulation that is willing to engage meaningfully across the simulation team and other teams to ensure simulation will successfully contribute to the success of our product deliveries. Someone who is passionate about leadership and process to ensure success of simulation at Forterra.

What We Need:

• 7+ years of related experience.
• Expertise in C++.
• Experience with and Lua or Python.
• Expertise with simulation platforms such as dSPACE, CarMaker, BeamNG, CARLA/Unreal, Unity or similar.
• Experience as a technical lead including quality, architecture, and process design, implementation, and oversight.
• Experience as an Agile Scrum Master, preferably in a SAFe environment.
• Experience in Real-Time development.
• Familiarity with automated testing platforms and methodologies.
• Experience with Linux as a primary OS.
• Fundamental understanding of 3D math and geometry.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with an ability to troubleshoot and resolve software issues.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple tasks and priorities.

What We Love to See:

• Experience with automotive simulation and physics models specific to tires, suspension, terrain dynamics, or related.
• Experience as a people manager (functional lead).
• Strong understanding of sensor simulation (LiDAR, RADAR, and Camera).
• Experience with robotics including ROS.
• Experience in UDP, TCP, and/or CAN Bus.
• Experience with Docker or other containerization.
• Experience with Conan or similar.
• Experience working for an autonomous vehicle company or project.

US Salary Range
 $185,000-$215,000

The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra’s overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:

• Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.  
• Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
• Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
• A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption. 
• A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
• Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires. 
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.  

Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain. All qualified applications will receive equal consideration for employment.