LVC Simulation Integration Engineer

Applied Intuition•Fort Walton Beach, FL

12d•$100,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior LVC Simulation Integration Engineer on the Air Combat Autonomy team, you will lead the design, development, and improvement of integrated live, virtual, and constructive simulation solutions for experimentation, testing, and training of multi-agent autonomy software. You will design and document LVC architectures, create simulation scenarios, write interface code, conduct code reviews, and solve integration roadblocks. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will translate requirements into technical solutions while mentoring junior engineers. The role also involves continuous innovation, testing, debugging, documentation, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines and security compliance. At Applied Intuition, you will: Support the experimentation, testing, and training of Tactical AI agents through the development of live, virtual, and constructive simulation solutions, balancing fidelity, scale, time, and cost Research and learn new modeling, simulation, and communication tools, including internal and customer-owned prototype software under active development Work with 3rd party vendors to incorporate proprietary models while respecting intellectual property boundaries Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership, fostering a culture of learning and using good coding practices, design patterns, and industry standards Software Development: Write, modify, test, and debug efficient code (C++ 2017+, Python 3.10+, and other languages as needed) for adapters, translators, and more complex interfaces System Architecture: Design robust LVC integrations that meets performance, scalability, and security requirements

Requirements

Master’s degree or equivalent experience in modeling & simulation, computer science, or software engineering
Experience using simulation interoperability standards such as DIS, HLA, and DSEEP, as well as custom methods and technologies, to build LVC federations
Knowledge of communication protocols and serialization mechanisms such as DDS, ZeroMQ, Kafka, Redis, and protobuf
Experience configuring, integrating, extending, and using defense M&S tools such as AFSIM, NGTS, and flight simulators
3+ years of hands-on experience developing performant modern C++ (2017+)
Experience developing in Docker and containerized development environments
Experience working in Linux-based operating systems (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu)
Experience using development tools such as git, Visual Studio Code, GitLab, SonarQube, and Artifactory or Azure Container registry
Willing to travel for company business between our offices, as well as to customer sites (~25%)
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must hold or be eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

PhD degree in related engineering field
7+ years of experience developing software in multiple programming languages
Experience working with government interoperability architectures such as OMS/UCI
Experience working with model-based systems engineering artifacts, hardware-in-the-loop testing environments, and multi-level security environments
Experience with high performance computing (HPC) environments
Experience with flight test readiness and airworthiness processes

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and improvement of integrated live, virtual, and constructive simulation solutions for experimentation, testing, and training of multi-agent autonomy software.
Design and document LVC architectures.
Create simulation scenarios.
Write interface code.
Conduct code reviews.
Solve integration roadblocks.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
Mentor junior engineers.
Support the experimentation, testing, and training of Tactical AI agents through the development of live, virtual, and constructive simulation solutions, balancing fidelity, scale, time, and cost.
Research and learn new modeling, simulation, and communication tools, including internal and customer-owned prototype software under active development.
Work with 3rd party vendors to incorporate proprietary models while respecting intellectual property boundaries.
Provide technical leadership, fostering a culture of learning and using good coding practices, design patterns, and industry standards.
Write, modify, test, and debug efficient code (C++ 2017+, Python 3.10+, and other languages as needed) for adapters, translators, and more complex interfaces.
Design robust LVC integrations that meets performance, scalability, and security requirements.
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and security compliance.