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Design the digital environments that power autonomous drone systems!

About SkyBound and the job:

SkyBound Rescuer is dedicated to automating drones for rapid response, optimised performance, and better cost-effectiveness, ultimately saving, protecting, and improving lives.We’re seeking a 3D Simulation & Data Pipeline Engineer to help turn aerial imagery into interactive, high-fidelity simulation environments - used for autonomy testing, training, and synthetic data generation.

In this hands-on role, you’ll collaborate closely with the Data & AI team, owning the pipeline from photogrammetry to Unreal Engine 5, and supporting workflows for sensor emulation, automated annotation, and scenario design.

Our team is lean, technically strong, and motivated by impact. We operate remotely, with monthly on-site collaboration in Southampton.

Work Location: Hybrid - Remote / Southampton SO19

Reports to: Head of Data and AI

Responsibilities:

Simulation Environment Design

• Build and maintain high-fidelity 3D scenes in Unreal Engine 5, incorporating realistic lighting, weather systems, and sensor placement.
• Create and configure simulation actors and agents to replicate target behaviors or real-world phenomena (e.g. people, vehicles, crowds) using Unreal’s Actor framework.
• Implement automation workflows for scene management, data capture, and sensor simulation using Blueprints and Python APIs.
• Procedural generation of environments to augment datasets (people and landscapes).

Photogrammetry and Scene Reconstruction

• Develop pipelines to ingest and transform aerial drone imagery and photogrammetric reconstructions into usable 3D assets.
• Polish and optimise large-scale mesh models using tools such as Blender, reducing blockiness and improving terrain/texturing fidelity.
• Apply GIS and georeferencing knowledge to align models accurately within simulation space.

Synthetic Data & ML Pipeline Support

• Enable capture and export of synthetic data (e.g., RGB, depth, segmentation, metadata) for use in machine learning pipelines.
• Collaborate directly with ML researchers to tailor simulation scenarios for self-supervised, multi-frame, and temporal learning strategies.

SITL/HITL Integration

• Extend existing Software-in-the-Loop (SITL) and Hardware-in-theLoop (HITL) frameworks to support testing of perception and planning systems.
• Contribute to sensor emulation, camera (RGB and Thermal/IR), and realtime control integration.
• Fluency in English is essential.
• Flexible and a team player.

What SkyBound Can Offer You:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work on innovative projects in the drone technology industry.
• Remote work with some visits to our Southampton office.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Join SkyBound Rescuer and be part of the future of drone technology!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

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  Engineering and Information Technology

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  Public Safety

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