AFSIM Software Engineer/Architect

Roles/Responsibilities

• Support Army Aviation modernization efforts through development and integration of advanced MS&A capabilities utilizing AFSIM as part of an integrated digital environment (IDE).
• Assist Government engineers in transitioning legacy ATCOM models, data, and analytical workflows into AFSIM-based architectures.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain software and hardware components as part of the IDE supporting mission-level simulations, operational analyses, and aviation experimentation.
• Apply AI/ML and other algorithms, develop Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) compliant software modules, plugins and reusable simulation components within AFSIM and other tools. Ensure scalability of software and the IDE.
• Collaborate within-house and external government engineers and subject matter experts to model Army Aviation platforms, sensors, weapons, communications, electronic warfare systems, threat environments, aircraft survivability and operational behaviors.
• Support development of manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) and launched effects scenarios and emerging Army aviation operational concepts including implementation in the MS&A environment.
• Participate in mission engineering and mission effectiveness analyses.
• Develop and maintain simulation scenarios supporting concept experimentation, mission analysis, and capability development.
• Participate in software architecture, code reviews, configuration management, and Agile software development activities.
• Integrate new capabilities into the new IDE MS&A environments while ensuring interoperability between Government-directed simulation tools.
• Troubleshoot software and hardware issues, optimize simulation performance, and improve model fidelity.
• Support verification, validation, accreditation, and configuration control activities for AFSIM and other simulation and analysis models and software components to attain and retain Authorization to Operate within the IDE.
• Analyze simulation outputs and communicate technical findings through reports, presentations, and engineering documentation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including systems engineers and architects, software developers, information technology specialists, military analysts, aviators, and operational users.
• Support prototype development, experimentation events, and technology demonstrations in support of Army Aviation capability development.
• Maintain familiarity with emerging Army Aviation concepts, Future Vertical Lift (FVL) initiatives, and evolving operational requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen with an Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Operations Research technical fields.
• Experience developing, integrating, or extending AFSIM or comparable military simulation frameworks.
• Understanding of modular open systems approach software architecture, systems engineering principles, and simulation development lifecycle.
• Experience developing software using C++, C#, or similar object-oriented programming languages in MOSA compliant applications.
• Experience supporting Modeling Simulation and Analysis software development within a Department of War or aerospace environment.