Junior Software Developer

Torch Technologies, Inc.•Huntsville, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Torch Technologies is seeking an experienced Junior Software Developer to join the Modeling and Simulation Transformation (MST) software development team. This role involves providing design, development, and support for a simulation infrastructure and various simulation models. Torch Technologies is a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom”. And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years!

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship.
B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
2 years applicable software design engineering experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
Proficiency in C++, Java, and Python.
Experience using version control systems (Git, Gitlab).
Understanding of software development principles, algorithms, data structures, and object-oriented principles (OOP) and design patterns.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and as an individual.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing or integrating digital and real-time simulation models into larger system of system simulations.
Experience with reading, manipulating, and updating various build and meta-build systems including Make, Autoconf, CMake, Meson, Apache Maven, and Apache Ant.
Basic understanding of kinematics.
Expertise developing all-digital and real-time simulations.
Experience with containerization software (docker, docker-compose, podman).
Familiarity with Python data science and plotting libraries (pandas, numpy, matplotlib, plotly, bokeh).

Responsibilities

Design, implement, test, and maintain software simulation models and infrastructure in C++, Java, Python.
Integrate third-party simulation models into a common simulation environment.
Designs, develops troubleshoots and analyzes software programs for computer based systems.
Performs systems modeling, simulation and analysis.
Designs and develops compilers, assemblers, utility programs and operating systems.
Advises hardware design engineers on machine characteristics that affect software systems, such as storage capacity, processing speed and input/output requirements.
As required, provides inputs for documentation of new or existing programs.