Senior Software Engineer
NextGen Federal Systems6 months ago
Huntsville, AL, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Develop, customize, and maintain STK-based applications for mission planning, analysis, and visualization.
- Integrate STK Engine, STK Components, or STK Desktop with external tools, models, and data sources.
- Implement Python backend services and support React frontend interfaces.
- Analyze and interpret simulation results and provide actionable insights to engineering teams and stakeholders.
- Maintain traceability between mission analysis outputs and system models within the digital engineering environment.
- Support application deployment and execution in containerized or cloud-based environments.
- Create documentation, user guides, and technical deliverables.
- Troubleshoot and enhance existing tools for improved performance, usability, and scalability.
- Interface directly with end customers and customer leadership while supporting mission and systems engineering analyses.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or an equivalent technical degree.
- At least 5 years of prior work experience in the aerospace or defense industry with demonstrated software development experience.
- Required proficiency in Python and experience with backend frameworks such as Flask.
- Experience customizing or automating STK-based tools or applications, including STK, STK Engine, STK Components, or Cesium, is highly desired.
- Experience integrating tools through APIs such as REST is desired.
- Strong React JavaScript experience for modern responsive user interfaces is highly desirable.
- Experience with version control systems, preferably Git, is highly desirable.
- Experience as a Full Stack Developer or in a similar role is highly desirable.
- Ability to self-manage multiple tasks according to priorities and deadlines.
- Active Top Secret clearance is required; SCI eligibility is preferred.
- Preferred experience includes linking STK analyses to MBSE environments, mission thread development, model orchestration tools, Docker, cloud environments, and frontend development.
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About NextGen Federal Systems
NextGen Federal Systems is a privately held IT and engineering firm that delivers software, systems integration, and cybersecurity solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The company provides a mix of services and productized solutions in areas such as C4ISR, geospatial analytics, modeling and simulation, cloud, and AI/ML. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia, it supports highly regulated programs with ISO 9001 and CMMI Level 3 appraisals.