Software & Simulation Specialist

National Research Council Canada • Montreal, QC

3d • CA$119,688 - CA$168,192 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Software & Simulation Specialist to support advanced research and development and join the Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and RPAS Traffic Management (RTM) team within the Centre for Drone Innovation (CDI) in Mirabel. The new CDI is part of the Aerospace Research Centre’s Drone and Flight Autonomy Lab. It will strengthen Canada’s ability to research, develop, test and validate advanced drone technologies. The Centre will be a national research and technology development hub that supports every stage of drone innovation—from design and simulation to prototype building, testing and qualification. The new facility will include, but not limited to: a new drone hangar and operations centre with direct runway access; specialized laboratories; indoor and outdoor flight test arenas; secure research spaces for specialized projects. We are seeking a Software & Simulation Specialist who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect, and Creativity. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of advanced modelling and simulation capabilities supporting autonomous aircraft technologies and unmanned aerial systems. Working within a multidisciplinary team of researchers and engineers, the candidate will design and implement simulation environments used to evaluate aircraft autonomy, airspace integration concepts, and mission planning systems. The candidate will also contribute to the development of digital twin environments enabling the testing and validation of advanced aircraft systems prior to flight testing.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing physics-based modelling and simulation environments for aeronautical, aerospace, robotics, or autonomous systems.
• Significant hands on experience in software development, particularly using languages such as C++, Python and MATLAB/Symulink for modelling, simulation, and data analysis applications.
• Experience developing or integrating aircraft flight dynamics models, sensor and actuator models, computing models, communication models, guidance, navigation and control (GNC) algorithms, and mission system components into simulation environments.
• Experience validating models using experimental datasets.
• Experience using simulation tools to evaluate aircraft systems, autonomy algorithms or operational scenarios.
• Experience performing Software in the Loop (SITL) and/or Hardware in the Loop (HITL) testing for validation of autonomous or flight control systems.
• Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with autonomous systems, robotics platforms, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
• Experience supporting flight test engineering activities, including the use of simulation to support experimental aircraft testing.
• Experience generating and maintaining hybrid synthetic and experimental data sets and databases.
• Experience with multi-thread parallel and distributed computing systems, and/or mesh radio communication networks.
• Knowledge of software in the loop (SITL) and hardware in the loop (HITL) testing methodologies used for validation of flight systems would be considered an asset.
• Knowledge of real time simulation systems and data processing pipelines used in testing environments such as aerospace would be considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of advanced modelling and simulation capabilities supporting autonomous aircraft technologies and unmanned aerial systems.
• Design and implement simulation environments used to evaluate aircraft autonomy, airspace integration concepts, and mission planning systems.
• Contribute to the development of digital twin environments enabling the testing and validation of advanced aircraft systems prior to flight testing.

Benefits

• Robust pension plan
• Comprehensive health and dental coverage
• Disability and life insurance
• Office closure at the end of December
• Additional supports to enhance your well-being throughout your career and beyond.
• Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC's directives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level