Modeling and Simulation Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton • Arlington, VA

76d • $86,800 - $198,000

About The Position

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact on national security? As a Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Engineer, you will design and implement advanced models to evaluate system performance and support strategic decision-making. You'll play a pivotal role in advancing defense missions by conducting modeling to support DoD force sizing, shaping, and capability analysis. Your analytical work will support the acquisition community in making smarter, data-driven investment choices for next-generation warfare technologies. Along the way, you'll sharpen your abilities in critical thinking, data analysis, and operational assessment, while gaining hands-on experience in M&S of DoD systems.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience performing modeling and quantitative analysis, including discrete event simulation, agent-based modeling, network simulations, physics-based modeling, Markov decision processes, Hidden Markov models, Stochastic processes, and Monte Carlo and bootstrap methods
• 5+ years of experience working in government organizations or a DoD acquisition program
• Experience with reinforcement learning and deep reinforcement learning
• Experience working with several object-oriented programming languages and environments such as Python, Java, C++, C#, R, MATLAB, and Simulink, and using campaign or mission-level M&S tools such as the Synthetic Theater Operations Research Model (STORM) or Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM)
• Experience developing analytic study plans to answer strategic questions, developing and briefing materials for senior management, and applying a variety of analytical and computational methods, including classical and modern statistics, differential equations, linear algebra, and optimization of using linear or mixed-integer programming
• Ability to be proactive with assigned tasks and learn and apply new methods as required by the analysis
• Ability to effectively and clearly communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently, demonstrating initiative to complete complex tasks
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field

Nice To Haves

• Experience in multi-domain defense simulations, including air, space, missile defense, or cyber
• Experience supporting operational efforts through M&S development
• Experience working with large-scale distributed simulations
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possession of excellent problem-solving skills
• Top Secret clearance
• Master's degree in a STEM field

Benefits

• health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• paid leave
• professional development
• tuition assistance
• work-life programs
• dependent care
• recognition awards program for exceptional performance

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees