Senior AI Behaviour Developer

Are you passionate about developing intelligent autonomous systems that solve complex real-world challenges?

We are partnering with a leading Australian technology organisation delivering next-generation autonomous and mission-critical capabilities. Due to continued growth, an opportunity exists for a Senior AI Behaviour Developer to join a specialist team working on advanced autonomous systems, simulation environments, and decision-making technologies.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research and development projects focused on autonomous platforms, mission planning, human-autonomy teaming, and intelligent agent behaviours.

About the Role
As a Senior AI Behaviour Developer, you will play a key role in the design, development, integration, and verification of autonomous agent behaviours within sophisticated modelling and simulation environments.
Working alongside software engineers, autonomy specialists, systems engineers, and researchers, you will develop robust and explainable AI-driven behaviours that support autonomous mission execution and complex operational scenarios.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop autonomous agent behaviours using Behaviour Trees, State Machines, BDI architectures, and similar decision-making frameworks.
• Develop, test, and optimise AI-driven behaviours within simulation and modelling environments.
• Create explainable and verifiable autonomous reasoning models.
• Integrate autonomous capabilities with mission planning, telemetry, sensor, and task management systems.
• Support multi-platform mission execution and coordination capabilities.
• Contribute to the development of autonomous Electronic Warfare (EW) behaviours and decision-making functions.
• Conduct software verification, validation, and quality assurance activities.
• Produce technical documentation, reports, and supporting artefacts.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and research teams.
• Support demonstrations, testing activities, technical reviews, and stakeholder engagements.

About You You will bring experience developing autonomous systems within AI, robotics, simulation, gaming, aerospace, defence, or related high-technology environments.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience developing autonomous behaviours and intelligent agent systems.
• Strong software development experience using Python, C++, or similar languages.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Behaviour Trees
  • State Machines
  • BDI Architectures
  • Autonomous decision-making frameworks
• Experience designing, developing, and validating intelligent autonomous behaviours.
• Strong analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with software testing, verification, and validation processes.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary technical teams.

Desirable Experience

• Aerospace, aviation, autonomous vehicles, robotics, or unmanned systems.
• Mission systems, avionics, or sensor integration.
• Electronic Warfare concepts and electromagnetic environments.
• Modelling and simulation platforms.
• Research and development environments supporting complex technology programs.

What's on Offer

• Work on leading-edge autonomous and AI technologies.
• Contribute to innovative research and development programs.
• Collaborate with highly skilled engineers, scientists, and technical specialists.
• Long-term project pipeline and career development opportunities.
• Competitive salary package and flexible working arrangements.
• Opportunity to influence the future direction of autonomous systems and intelligent decision-making capabilities.

Security Requirements Due to the nature of this work, applicants must hold an active NV1 Security Clearance or be eligible for transfer of an existing NV1 clearance.


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