Staff Simulation Engineer – Modeling & Simulation

Stellenbeschreibung:

Design and implement mission- and campaign-level simulation capabilities in modern C++ and Python
Build and extend event-driven, discrete-event, agent-based, and constructive simulation frameworks
Own core framework functionality, including event scheduling, simulation time, state transitions, platform abstractions, scenario execution, data collection, and deterministic replay
Develop models for platforms, sensors, weapons, communications, electronic warfare, jamming, command and control, logistics, and environmental effects
Extend AFSIM and comparable simulation environments through C++ plugins, framework services, SDK integrations, new platform types, and reusable model interfaces
Translate operational concepts, system specifications, and subject-matter expertise into maintainable software models with explicit assumptions and testable behavior
Modernize legacy campaign and mission-analysis tools and integrate them into a coherent simulation architecture
Build scenario-generation, Monte Carlo, sensitivity-analysis, campaign-execution, and evaluation workflows
Scale simulations across developer workstations, on-premises infrastructure, and cloud compute while preserving reproducibility and model provenance
Connect constructive simulations with distributed, operational, hardware-in-the-loop, or human-in-the-loop environments where appropriate
Establish verification and validation practices, reference scenarios, regression suites, and quantitative measures of model credibility
Work directly with government, Air Force, and broader DoD stakeholders to understand acquisition questions and deliver usable capabilities quickly
Collaborate with physics, backend, geospatial, AI, and product teams to integrate the simulation kernel into a larger interactive platform
Lead design and code reviews, mentor teammates, and improve architecture, documentation, testing, and release practices
At staff level, define and enforce testing standards, provide architectural guidance, own design documents for major projects, scope complex initiatives, audit technical risks, review high-impact work, lead technical grooming and RFCs, and coordinate across pods

Requirements

Five or more years of professional software-development experience building simulation, autonomy, robotics, game-engine, digital-twin, or similarly complex systems
Strong production experience in modern C++, with proficiency in Python for tooling, orchestration, analysis, or automation
Hands-on experience developing or extending a simulation framework
Experience with event-driven, discrete-event, agent-based, constructive, or distributed simulation architectures
Demonstrated ability to represent complex real-world entities, interactions, rules, and edge cases as clear software abstractions
Experience building plugins, SDKs, reusable model interfaces, framework services, platform types, or similar extension mechanisms
Strong understanding of software architecture, data structures, algorithms, APIs, testing, debugging, and performance engineering
Experience making substantial changes within a large existing codebase while maintaining ongoing delivery
Experience with model verification, validation, calibration, or regression testing
Ability to turn ambiguous operational or technical requirements into executable engineering plans
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document model assumptions, limitations, interfaces, and intended use
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, engineering, applied mathematics, operations research, physics, or a related discipline
Active Secret clearance or eligibility to obtain one
Direct experience developing AFSIM plugins, framework extensions, event infrastructure, or custom platform types is strongly preferred
Experience with behavior trees, finite state machines, and planning languages such as PDDL is strongly preferred
Experience supporting Air Force, Space Force, joint, or broader DoD acquisition and mission-analysis programs is strongly preferred
Experience developing models for sensors, weapons, electronic warfare, jamming, communications, logistics, or command and control is strongly preferred
Experience translating or modernizing a large legacy modeling or campaign-analysis system into C++ is strongly preferred
Experience designing a simulation framework, event stack, plugin architecture, or campaign system from the ground up is strongly preferred
Familiarity with HLA, DIS, OneSAF, JSAF, NGTS, STK, or other constructive and distributed simulation environments is strongly preferred
Experience spanning both operational and constructive simulation is strongly preferred
Active TS/SCI clearance is strongly preferred
Staff level expectation: 7+ years of experience

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in modern C++ and Python for simulation development, with a strong focus on building and extending complex simulation frameworks. Proven ability to translate operational concepts into maintainable software models while ensuring model verification and validation.

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