Software Graphics Co-Op

CAE • Arlington, TX

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About The Position

This is a hands-on software engineering position in CAE’s Systems and Software Engineering Center (SSWEC) organization. This group is responsible for the development and delivery of total training solutions for real-time simulation applications. The successful candidate will support integration and configuration of system software for flight simulators, with a specific focus on in-house rendering and graphics solutions; This includes a collection of HD World® products such as: SimuSphere™ an HD immersive visual display system, a proprietary image generator, a physics-based environment generator, and world content database generation.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in an accredited Bachelor's Degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Be Eligible for DoD Security Clearance
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Awareness of modern graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenGL, DirectX).
• Experience with C++ (focus on performance for real-time systems is a plus).
• Awareness of C++ build environments and tooling (CMake, compilers, linkers).
• Experience with shell scripting and higher-level scripting languages (Python and Bash preferred).
• Comfortable collaborating across engineering teams and communicating clearly about system-level issues.
• Can communicate technical decisions with consideration and understanding of varied perspectives.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills as well as a grasp of linear algebra and 3D mathematics.
• Can work independently and manage priorities with only general technical direction.
• Adaptable to use a variety of development methodologies, toolsets, and environments.
• Experience working in primarily Linux environments.
• Experience working with real-time simulation-oriented graphics engines and solutions.
• Experience with GPU compute programming (CUDA, OpenCL, Vulkan compute).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and evolve an in-house image generator for real-time applications.
• Utilize the latest 3D graphics technologies and concepts.
• Support a product line that integrates into Fast Jet, Helo, Wide-body, and UAV use cases.
• Ensure rendering solutions remain performant, stable, and compatible with system and hardware requirements (as well as customer needs).
• Identify and address the root cause of defects on large-scale distributed systems
• Use GDB and graphics debugging tools (such as NVIDIA Nsight, RenderDoc) on large scale systems.
• Collaborate with developers across teams to triage rendering issues, crashes, and system instabilities.
• Prototype features that support next generation solutions
• Stay current with advances in GPU hardware, graphics APIs, and real-time rendering techniques.
• Research and explore solutions that involve streaming and virtualization for large-scale, real-time simulators.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern