Principal Scene Generation Engineer

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-siteWe'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