Software Engineer- Physical Modeling & Simulation Engineer

Aether Aerospace • Fort Eustis, VA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Aether Aerospace is seeking a Physical Modeling & Simulation Engineer to support its Aviation customer within the Mission Systems Division (MSD), Technology Development Directorate-Aviation, Systems Integration Division at Fort Eustis, Virginia. The role supports MSD’s Engagements, Effects and Survivability Team by providing analytical expertise to assess technologies related to Aviation engagements, effects, survivability, mission effectiveness, and emerging capability gaps across current and future Army Aviation operational environments. The position involves applying AFSIM and related modeling and simulation tools to military problems at the intersection of operational analysis, technology development, and mission survivability.

This is a full-time, permanent, onsite position. The engineer will support the Government in capability-gap analysis, operational task analysis, simulation development and execution, mission-level survivability and effectiveness assessments, and the analysis and communication of simulation results. The work includes developing high-fidelity terrain databases, managing models and datasets across classified and unclassified Government systems, supporting model credibility and configuration control, and coordinating results with Government users, warfighters, technology developers, and transition partners.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Operations Research, or a related technical discipline.
• Skill in C#, C++, and related coding software.
• Experience supporting defense, aerospace, or Government analytical efforts, or equivalent experience aligned to a Software Engineer III/IV labor category.
• Demonstrated experience conducting modeling and simulation-based analysis, with strong emphasis on AFSIM.
• Experience supporting mission effectiveness and survivability analysis in a military or defense context.
• Ability to independently plan and execute analytical studies and clearly communicate technical results in written and verbal formats.
• Familiarity with classified and unclassified DoD environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Government in identifying existing and emerging capability gaps by evaluating operational concepts, tactics, and techniques enabled by advanced aviation technologies.
• Conduct operational task analysis and collaborate with Government engineers, analysts, and technology developers to analyze required capabilities, allocate technologies to mission capabilities, identify technology shortfalls, and support development of technical requirements.
• Support development, integration, and execution of modeling and simulation environments for manned–unmanned teaming, survivability, and mission effectiveness analysis.
• Assist with scenario design, scripting, and test-vignette development to exercise advanced autonomy, teaming behaviors, and threat interactions.
• Provide engineering support for software integration testing and model verification within live, virtual, and constructive simulation frameworks.
• Conduct mission-level survivability and effectiveness assessments using Government-approved modeling and simulation tools to evaluate advanced threats and countermeasures.
• Analyze post-simulation data and generate reports documenting findings, limitations, and recommendations.
• Assist with risk assessments and substantiation documentation supporting test readiness and simulation credibility.
• Plan and execute modeling and simulation studies and other analytical efforts supporting survivability and mission effectiveness assessments.
• Support model credibility, verification, validation, and configuration control by preparing and presenting technical artifacts to Validity Control Boards, documenting model assumptions and limitations, and implementing approved changes to AFSIM and other Government-directed tools.
• Perform modeling and simulation and analytical evaluations, analyze results, and author clear, concise reports for Government users, warfighters, and technology developers.
• Conduct survivability and mission effectiveness analysis using Government-provided tools, including AFSIM, MACE, ATCOM, SAINT, ECHO, BlueMax, DREAM, HIVE, and VBMS.
• Develop and maintain high-fidelity, large-area terrain databases for modeling and simulation tools and survivability analyses.
• Architect, manage, and administer modeling and simulation files, models, and datasets to enable secure storage, rapid retrieval, and reuse on classified and unclassified Government systems.
• Conduct optimization analyses of parameters such as probability of detection, survivability metrics, and mission success, including identifying minimum or maximum values of defined objective functions.
• Maintain familiarity with current and emerging capability development documents, operational needs statements, and related Army Aviation requirements.
• Support Government coordination and communication of analytical results with technology developers, operational users, and transition partners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level