Modeling and Simulation Software Engineer for Sensor and Weapons Command and Control

About the role

Are you interested in tackling the challenges in defending our nation against cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missile threats? Do you want to help ensure that our nation’s afloat and ashore forces can effectively command and control defensive systems to counter these threats? Are you passionate about designing, developing, and deploying software solutions to meet these national security challenges? If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL! We are a team of 40+ engineers and scientists who perform innovative research, modeling, analysis, testing, and prototype development in the cruise/ballistic/hypersonic missile defense and electronic warfare domains. We focus on ensuring command and control resiliency in these domains, where our nation’s afloat and ashore forces face degraded, hostile, and uncertain conditions. We are seeking talented team members to build and deploy modeling & simulation software systems and analysis tool suites that help solve problems in these areas, ultimately improving the capabilities of our nation's developmental and deployed defensive systems.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of small teams to design, develop, improve, test, and maintain software that supports missile defense and electronic warfare missions.
• Work with a data-type agnostic analysis tool suite for missile defense applications; refactor, improve, and maintain the codebase; create and maintain analysis products based on users’ needs and feedback.
• Work with modeling and simulation frameworks for electronic warfare applications; improve these frameworks through refactoring, improving, and maintaining the codebase; add new capabilities—algorithms, interfaces, data sources, and visualizations.
• Collaborate with government and industry partners to define software architecture, interface requirements, performance metrics, and verification and validation testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or other related technical field (Aerospace/Mechanical/Computer/Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or similar).
• 5+ years of professional experience in software development.
• Proficient in framework development, and plotting and visualizing data in Python.
• Proficient in Web-based User Interface development using Typescript and React, with familiarity with HTML5 and Javascript.
• Proficient using Git/GitLab for version control; able to develop software in both Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience with software containerization (e.g., Docker, Podman) and/or relational database management (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Effective communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Willing and able to occasionally support test events and occasionally travel to field sites.
• Current Secret level security clearance and ability to obtain a TS/SCI level clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or other related technical field (Aerospace/Mechanical/Computer/Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or similar).
• Experience with DevSecOps processes, including CI/CD pipelines, security scanning, and/or image hardening.
• Professional experience in missile defense, electronic warfare, or similar national security domain.
• Domain knowledge of Navy surface combatant systems, including radars, communications systems, electronic warfare systems, and/or combat systems.
• Hold an active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance.

Pay

Minimum Rate $100,000 Annually • Maximum Rate $245,000 Annually