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