JSE Architect and Project Lead

Compensation for the role will depend on a candidate's qualifications, education, skills, experience, and market demands.

Benefits

• Vacation and sick leave
• 401k match
• Healthcare coverage
• Broad range of additional benefits

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems, and displays to commercial, government, and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

About the Role

FlightSafety Defense Corporation is gearing to become a recognized architect and operator of complex synthetic environments in support of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. The JSE Architect and Project Lead serves as the technical foundation for Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) technical management, owning the FSI Defense reference architecture, compliance baseline, and simulation engineering approach across all JSE and Simulator Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS) pursuits and delivery. This is a senior individual contributor and team lead role that directly shapes FlightSafety's technical identity in the JSE/SCARS ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the FlightSafety JSE/SCARS Reference Architecture, translating complex government standards and technical documentation into actionable internal requirements and design patterns.
• Interpret SCARS and JSE architectures, standards, and documentation, and maintain compliance checklists and the FSI technical baseline across all relevant bids and programs.
• Lead architecture reviews for all JSE/SCARS-relevant activities, including authoring technical volumes, supporting oral presentations, and shaping customer solutions.
• Drive the alignment of FlightSafety's simulator, visual system, and training service offerings to JSE/SCARS-ready product and integration standards.
• Direct research, engineering, and integration activities to design and implement SCARS-compliant upgrades and JSE-ready components, including HLA/DIS/TENA gateways, Common Database (CDB) pipelines, and containerized host packages.
• Achieve and demonstrate verified integration of FlightSafety Weapon System Trainers (WSTs) with the JSE via the Global Reusable Interface Domain (GRID) network protocol, including full compliance with the Government Simulation Interface (GSI) Interface Control Document (ICD) and execution of the GSI harness suite of service active tests.
• Develop and oversee Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) models and digital twin strategies relevant to JSE/SCARS.
• Oversee the implementation of DevSecOps pipelines for simulator software and environment content.
• Coordinate with corporate IT and cybersecurity resources to address SCARS-scale security requirements, apply the SCARS Common Security Controls Standard, and support Authority to Operate (ATO) compliance for JSE-connected training devices.
• Establish and manage the internal JSE/SCARS integration lab — both virtual and classified, as required.
• Build key customer and prime contractor relationships within the JSE/SCARS ecosystem.
• Travel to government test events as needed throughout the year.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a closely related technical discipline; master's degree preferred.
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in simulation systems architecture, distributed simulation, or training system development for DoD customers.
• Demonstrated expertise in JSE, SCARS, GRID, or related government simulation frameworks and standards.
• Proficiency in distributed simulation protocols (HLA, DIS, TENA), middlewares such as EMQX, DDS, and Apache Kafka.
• Experience with interface control documents (ICDs) and interface design documents (IDDs).
• Proficiency in API-driven simulation architectures and frameworks.
• Familiarity with MBSE methodologies and SysML-based system modeling tools (e.g., Cameo Systems Modeler).
• Experience implementing or managing DevSecOps pipelines internally and in DoD training system environments, including compliance with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills with demonstrated experience authoring government proposal volumes, architecture documents, and compliance artifacts.
• Experience leading small teams, multiple projects, and adhering to an agile systems engineering approach.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as JIRA, GitLab, workflow automation, and proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Active Secret clearance; ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SCARS Increment 5 standards.
• Familiarity with the GSI Software Development Kit (SDK) and GSI test harness execution.
• Experience developing or integrating common aerodynamic models — including Equations of Motion, Forces and Moments, and Mass Properties — in compliance with government architecture standards.
• Experience with Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) and Open Architecture frameworks such as the Unified Command and Control Interface (UCI) or Agile Mission Suite Government Reference Architecture (AMS-GRA).
• Experience supporting associated government program offices.
• Prior experience in a Chief Architect or lead engineer role on a major simulation or training system program.

Why This Role

The JSE Architect and Project Lead is the single most critical technical role in the FlightSafety JSE/SCARS line of efforts. This individual will define how FlightSafety engages a rapidly evolving government simulation enterprise and will directly determine whether the company achieves recognition as a trusted architect and operator of complex synthetic environments by the USAF and Navy. The role carries both technical authority and external visibility, placing the right candidate at the forefront of one of the most strategically important growth areas in defense training systems.