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Modeling and Simulation Software Engineer

United States, Dayton · Job Posted December 26, 2025
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The DCS Air & Space Technology (AST) Sector is seeking a Modeling and Simulation Software Engineer to support extensive high visibility Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) efforts. As a member of our team, you will support research and development in Dayton, Ohio, having opportunities to work in a dynamic environment, simulation integration experts, develop, integrate, sustain, and test modeling, simulation, software products for DoD platforms and experiments, and experienced military Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

Job Responsibility

  • Design, develop, sustain, and integrate software in a government DevSecOps environment on government-owned systems in support of modeling & simulation and operational/experimental systems
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and triage
  • assist government teams with workload prioritization
  • Perform software integration and installation at government facilities (may require travel)
  • Produce software test plans, execute V&V and lifecycle testing, and generate test reports of the applications developed
  • Support R&D activities to integrate advanced models, simulations, and hardware into legacy and new platforms (JSE, VATS, F‑16 examples)

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship is required
  • Bachelor of Science degree or higher in related engineering or science discipline
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret clearance
  • 2–10 years (Journeyman) or 10+ years (Senior) professional software development experience
  • Using and developing in the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE)
  • Hands-on with DevSecOps practices and toolchains (CI/CD, automated testing, git, Visual Studio, container tooling)
  • Experience with containers and orchestration: Docker, podman, helm charts, Kubernetes/Openshift
  • Familiarity with Windows and Red Hat Linux environments and VMware administration
  • Experience integrating modeling & simulation software into larger systems preferred
  • Strong test planning, V&V and documentation skills
  • Demonstrated expert level proficiency in C++ and object-oriented analysis and design
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills

Nice to have

  • Experience in AFSIM, NGTS, or other simulations
  • Experience using EAAGLEs Framework
  • Experience developing in OpenGL or OSG

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