Principal Scene Generation Engineer

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Job Description

Principal Scene Generation Engineer


Location: Stevenage or Bristol

Salary: £45,000 – £65,000 (depending on experience)

Contract: Full time, Permanent | SC Eligible (British Citizenship Required)

Hybrid Working: 3-4 days per week on-site


We’re looking for a Principal Scene Generation Engineer to join a growing team developing advanced modelling and simulation capabilities that replicate real-world environments for electro-optical (EO) sensors and next generation weapon systems. You’ll play a key role in delivering high fidelity scene generation tools used for real-time hardware integration, high volume simulation, and mission level experimentation.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead delivery of multiple modelling and simulation projects across small, multidisciplinary teams
  • Develop and enhance physical models of real-world environments for scene generation
  • Build and maintain high performance software tools for large scale simulation and sensor experimentation
  • Work closely with systems engineers, software developers, and modelling specialists to deliver high quality solutions
  • Shape future modelling toolsets, workflows, and technical capability across the team
  • Apply agile and lean engineering practices, including version control, task management, and CI workflows


About You:

  • Strong background in one or more of the following: physics, software development, modelling, simulation, or game engine-based environments
  • Excellent systems engineering awareness and project delivery skills
  • Experienced working across multidisciplinary teams and managing complex technical work packages
  • Skills in Windows and Linux native software development (C/C++)
  • Experience with dynamic languages such as Python
  • Knowledge of GPU acceleration and 3D graphics pipelines (OpenGL, GLSL, CUDA, Vulkan)
  • Strong software engineering foundations: software architecture, concurrency, synchronisation, database design
  • Appreciation of or interest in learning physics related to EM radiation propagation, coherent phenomena, and thermal analysis
  • Creative problem-solver able to design and deliver innovative modelling approaches
  • Strong communicator, able to collaborate across multiple projects and engineering areas


Benefits:

  • Company bonus
  • Pension: up to 14% total contribution
  • Paid overtime opportunities
  • Up to an additional 15 days flexi-leave
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Excellent on-site facilities including subsidised meals and free parking
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Location:
Stevenage
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Engineering

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