Software Engineer – Senior – Simulation

Software Engineer – Senior – Simulation

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering
• 3+ years of experience with programming C/C++
• Experience with software development in an agile environment
• Secret Clearance and Special Program Access, Post-Start

Responsibilities

• Leads the design, architecture, and development of simulation models, simulation visualizations, virtual environments/platforms and frameworks
• Partners with stakeholders to lead the review and identification of simulation requirements and dynamics of the systems being simulated.
• Leads validation, verification, and refinement of simulation software code, models, simulations, test procedures and test environments, executing test procedures, documenting test results and modeling against real-world data, test data, benchmarks, or other similar models
• Leads the documentation and maintenance of technical code, algorithms, specifications and descriptions of simulation models
• Partners with cross functional engineering teams to lead integration of simulation software with hardware devices and systems
• Leads implementing current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks, and methods in the software engineering simulation environment
• Leads simulation software project management functions
• Promotes continuous improvement with ideas for process, tool, and automation improvements
• Plans and executes work within a scrum team using scaled agile practices
• Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects
• Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations
• Support proposal development and lead engineering execution by identifying activities, resources, and tasks required to complete the work statement
• Mentor junior engineers and foster innovation within the team

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
• 5 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Prior experience with object-oriented software architecture / design patterns
• Prior experience with Python, Lua or OpenGL is a plus
• Developing applications targeted for desktop as well as mobile/tablet environments
• Experience with tools for Continuous Integration/Delivery, Version Control, and Build Automation
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Jenkins, Gitlab, CMake, Visual Studio
• Familiarity with simulation standards such as Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS), Distributed Mission Operations (DMO), and High Level Architecture (HLA)
• Experience with aircraft platforms, aviation, simulation, and training systems is beneficial
• Strong written and verbal communication skills along with the ability and desire to work in a team environment