Textron

Simulation & Digital Twin Engineer

Textron$88K — $105K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Software, Electrical, or Mechatronic Engineering or related field required.
  • 2+ years of relevant experience required.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or C++ essential; must be familiar with ROS2 and Linux environments.
  • Experience with version control systems like Git is mandatory.
  • Demonstrable knowledge in digital twin development workflows and vehicle dynamics.

Responsibilities

  • Manage configuration, source control, and release processes for simulation software to ensure validated operations.
  • Create high-fidelity digital twin models encompassing vehicle dynamics and environmental interactions.
  • Maintain and develop validated vehicle dynamics models to represent various vehicle responses.
  • Establish scalable scenario generation frameworks for testing and verification of autonomous systems.
  • Generate synthetic datasets essential for perception system development.
  • Ensure comprehensive coverage of simulation scenarios, addressing all critical autonomy modes and edge cases.
  • Define metrics for simulation coverage to assess validation completeness and exposure to corner cases.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements, including remote opportunities.
  • Innovative work environment focused on cutting-edge technology and development.
  • Chance to make significant contributions to autonomous systems and vehicle dynamics.
  • Opportunity to travel for hands-on data collection and validation.
  • Access to collaborative and interdisciplinary teamwork across engineering disciplines.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:

  • Own simulation software configuration management, source control, build automation, and release processes to ensure traceable, repeatable, and validated digital twin environments throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Build a high-fidelity digital twin (physics, drivetrain, sensors) of the vehicle and environment.
  • Develop and maintain validated vehicle dynamics models representing steering, braking, drivetrain, and vehicle responses.
  • Develop scalable scenario generation frameworks for autonomy verification and validation.
  • Generate synthetic training and validation datasets supporting perception development.
  • Guarantee simulation scenarios cover all key autonomy modes and edge cases within defined ODD.
  • Define simulation coverage metrics to quantify validation completeness and corner-case exposure.
  • Develop ground-truth and sensor-fidelity models for camera, LiDAR, radar, GNSS, and inertial sensors.
  • Support virtual validation initiatives to reduce physical testing requirements.
  • Integrate ROS2 autonomy stack for closed-loop simulation.


  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Software, Electrical, or Mechatronic Engineer or other related field required.
  • Years of Experience: 2+ years of relevant experience required.
  • Software Knowledge: Python, C++ or similar programming languages required; ROS2 architecture, Linux development environments, version control systems (Git) required.


Additional Requirements:

  • Required Skills: Digital twin development workflows. Experience with simulation platforms and Python-based simulation environments. Understand physics simulation, vehicle dynamics, and sensor modelling. Sim-to-real validation approaches. Experience integrating robotics systems into simulation. Ability to design test scenarios and evaluate simulation outputs. Experience using Git, Azure DevOps or equivalent source-control systems. Familiarity with automated build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation.
  • Preferred Skills: Experience with autonomy simulation platforms such as CARLA, Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or Omniverse. Strong understanding of ROS2 architecture. Domain randomization in synthetic data generation for AI/ML. LiDAR, camera, GPS simulation models. Experience with SIL/HIL validation methodologies.


Travel Requirements:

  • ~10% travel required to collect ground-truth data, validate simulation fidelity against field results, and support correlation between virtual and real-world testing.
  • Valid driver's license required.


Open to considering remote work for this opportunity. Employees who are working in remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).

About Textron

Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, and Textron Systems.

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Size
33,000 employees
Market Cap
$14.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$309 million
Founded
1923
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$11.6 billion
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