Software Developer II - Modeling & Simulation
SimIS, Inc.3 months ago
Suffolk, VA, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, maintain, and test simulation software for military training and analysis.
- Contribute to software architecture decisions, technical design reviews, requirements analysis, and system design.
- Integrate models and simulations with C4ISR systems, data sources, and external interfaces using DIS, HLA, and DDS.
- Translate operational military requirements into scalable and reusable software components.
- Develop simulation scenarios, models, and system behaviors that meet fidelity and performance requirements.
- Collaborate with systems engineers, subject matter experts, and military users to validate simulation capabilities.
- Support software standards, security guidelines, configuration management, system integration testing, and troubleshooting.
- Create technical documentation including design specifications, test plans, and user manuals.
- Mentor junior developers and participate in code reviews.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or a bachelor's degree with 3–5 years of relevant software development experience.
- At least two years of software development experience; modeling and simulation experience is preferred.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages including C++, C#, Java, or Python.
- Experience with simulation frameworks such as HLA, DIS, or similar modeling and simulation tools.
- Understanding of software engineering best practices, Agile/Scrum methodologies, testing, and quality assurance.
- Desired experience includes DoD modeling and simulation standards and tools, including STOW, RTI, and SISO standards.
- Desired qualifications include distributed systems, real-time processing, GIS, terrain databases, synthetic environment generation, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and independent-work skills.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Short-term disability at no cost to the employee, long-term disability, and life insurance.
- 401(k) savings plan and flexible spending accounts.
- Tuition assistance and professional development.
- Paid time off and 11 federal holidays each year.
- Onsite work at the SimIS headquarters in Suffolk, Virginia.
- The position is contingent upon award.
About SimIS, Inc.
SimIS, Inc. is a privately held, Veteran Owned Small Business that provides modeling and simulation, systems engineering, and cybersecurity services to U.S. government and defense customers. The company builds and supports complex training and enterprise IT systems—such as U.S. Navy shore-based simulation and training environments—along with software, network security, and autonomous systems work. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia, it operates as a services contractor across federal and state markets.