- Job Type: Full-Time
- Function: Operations
- Industry: Transportation
- Post Date: 06/13/2026
- Website: www.forterra.com
- Company Address: 22521 Gateway Center Drive
, Clarksburg, Maryland 20871, US
About Forterra
Forterra (Formerly RRAI) is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. The company is among the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, focused on building systems which protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. Forterra is a go-to provider of autonomous solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses autonomy for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions.Job Description
About Forterra
Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. Amongst some of the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, Forterra is focused on building systems that protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. Forterra is the go-to provider of ground autonomy solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses the technology for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions.
About The Role
Forterra is seeking a Simulated Vehicle Dynamics Engineer responsible for validating our simulated vehicle physics/dynamics models against real life counterparts along with implementing, updating, and maintaining physics/dynamics models for existing and future vehicles. This role demands expertise in vehicle dynamics and software engineering, with a particular emphasis in validation. Ideal candidate has experience developing vehicle physics models for Unreal or similar platforms.
What You'll Do
- Design, development, and maintenance of simulation-based physics/dynamics models for ground vehicles (commercial and government).
- Lead validation of models against real-world vehicles and data including directing data gathering as necessary to accomplish complete validation.
- Software development activities such as agile ceremonies, task updates, and team meetings.
- Collaborate with engineers from other cross-functional groups such as plat, systems, safety and test to ensure dynamics are acceptably accurate.
- Support troubleshooting, integration, development, and fix of automated tests focusing on vehicle dynamics issues.
- Work in a distributed team to accomplish sprint goals.
- Travel as required to support data collection.
What We're Looking For:
A team player who is passionate about vehicle physics and dynamics and has the drive lead the validation activities to ensure accurate physics and dynamics models.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience in Python, Linux, and C++.
- Expertise with simulated vehicle physics/dynamics programming, preferably in a game engine such as Unreal.
- Expertise in validating vehicle physics models against real life data including the design of experiments.
- Expertise in validation and research needed to create physics models from limited information.
- Strong debugging experience.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with an ability to troubleshoot and resolve software issues.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple tasks and priorities.
Preferred Qualificaitons:
- Experience with game engines such as Unreal and/or Simulation platforms such as CARLA and dSPACE.
- Experience with autonomous vehicles.
US Salary Range
$145,000—$195,000
The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra’s overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:
- Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
- Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
- Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
- A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
- A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
- Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.
Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.
Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain. All qualified applications will receive equal consideration for employment.
The pay range for this role is:
145,000 - 195,000 USD per year (ARC)