Senior Software Engineer (Cleared) - Air Combat

Job summary

Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Air Combat Autonomy team, you will participate in the design, development, and improvement of integrated live, virtual, and constructive simulation solutions for experimentation, testing, and training of multi-agent autonomy software.

• Support the experimentation, testing, and training of Tactical AI agents through the development of live, virtual, and constructive simulation solutions, balancing fidelity…
• Research and learn new modeling, simulation, and communication tools, including internal and customer-owned prototype software under active development
• Work with 3rd party vendors to incorporate proprietary models while respecting intellectual property boundaries
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership, fostering a culture of learning and using good coding practices, design patterns, and industry standards
• Software Development: Write, modify, test, and debug efficient code (C++ 2017+, Python 3.10+, and other languages as needed) for adapters, translators, and more complex interfaces

What they're looking for

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in modeling & simulation, computer science, or software engineering
• Experience using simulation interoperability standards such as DIS, HLA, and DSEEP, as well as custom methods and technologies, to build LVC federations
• Knowledge of communication protocols and serialization mechanisms such as DDS, ZeroMQ, Kafka, Redis, and protobuf
• Experience configuring, integrating, extending, and using defense M&S tools such as AFSIM, NGTS, and flight simulators
• 3+ years of hands-on experience developing performant modern C++ (2017+)

Tech stack

• C++
• Python
• Kafka
• Docker
• Azure