Senior Datalink Analyst (C)

About the role

SimIS Inc. seeks a Senior Datalink Analyst to provide combat system simulation support to the Warfare Analysis and Digital Modeling (M) Combat System Simulations Branch (M33), Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCDD), at Dahlgren, VA.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and direct large scale testing and data analysis efforts during both real time events and post event data analysis events.
• Provide combat system simulation support to the Warfare Analysis and Digital Modeling (M) Combat System Simulations Branch (M33), Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCDD), at Dahlgren, VA.
• Ensure all tools maintain interoperability standards within a distributed test environment.
• Identify and troubleshoot hardware and software issues.
• Identify issue resolutions for both tactical and simulation subsystems across the distributed test environment and implement identified simulation solutions.
• Provide specialized knowledge of real-time modeling and simulation systems and/or combat systems and communications of data link operations.

Requirements

• Eight (8) years of general combat system experience in one or more of the following disciplines: combat systems design/engineering, combat system computer program development, combat system certification, combat system simulation engineering, combat system operations and Life-Cycle support.
• Six (6) years of specific experience, as follows:
• Experience in identifying interoperability requirements and testing methodologies to ensure all tools maintain interoperability standards within a distributed test environment.
• Experience with tactical data link communications standards.
• Experience troubleshooting and isolation of hardware and software issues.
• Experience in identifying issue resolutions for both tactical and simulation subsystems across the distributed test environment and implementing identified simulation solutions.
• Experience in providing specialized knowledge of real-time modeling and simulation systems and/or combat systems and communications of data link operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor, Master or Doctorate from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.
• Experience with tools to analyze Link 16 and VMF data, or experience with M&S tools such as BOSS or MLST3.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as MANDRIL, NSITE, DEASIL, or Wireshark.

Skills

• Experience with tactical data link communications standards.
• Experience troubleshooting and isolation of hardware and software issues.
• Experience in identifying issue resolutions for both tactical and simulation subsystems across the distributed test environment and implementing identified simulation solutions.
• Specialized knowledge of real-time modeling and simulation systems and/or combat systems and communications of data link operations.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short Term Disability (at no cost to you) and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Professional Development
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Federal Holidays each year