Software Systems Engineer (ADT)-Journeyman

Amewas•Patuxent River, MD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

At AMEWAS, we don’t just support defense- we shape it. For over 40 years, we’ve been a trusted partner of the Department of Defense (DoD) by providing cutting-edge engineering, testing, and evaluation for U.S. Navy weapons systems. Our people are the heart of our mission. Across our headquarters in California, Maryland, and offices in Orlando, FL, and San Diego, CA, you'll find a diverse and driven team committed to making a real impact for our Nation’s Warfighters. If you're ready to grow your skills, be challenged by meaningful work, and contribute to something bigger…this is where you belong. Come do work that matters. Join AMEWAS. The Position: AMEWAS is seeking a highly motivated and talented Software Systems Engineer (ADT)-Journeyman to support Battlespace Modeling & Simulation. The salary range of this position is $140,700.00 - $170,600.00 and is commensurate with experience. This position is not eligible for remote work; on-site support is required. About the location: Patuxent River, MD, located in the California-Lexington Park area, is Maryland’s #1 City Hiring the Most High-Tech Workers . To learn more about the surrounding area, please visit: www.visitstmarysmd.com Position Background: The Analysis, Debrief, and Test (ADT) Branch supports the development, integration, and testing of the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) Technical Baseline (JTB) product suite. The software products comprising the JTB support modeling and simulation (M&S) environments; trainer systems; test and evaluation (T&E); analysis; live, virtual and constructive (LVC); research and development (R&D) activities for DoD agencies and its international partners. All products are government owned, developed and managed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, Computer, Software Systems, Electrical, Electronic or Mechanical Engineering OR Associate’s Degree with 4 years of additional work experience (9 years total) OR HS Diploma/Equivalent with 6 years of additional work experience (11 years total)
Degree obtained from an accredited college or university as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
5 years of relevant work experience
5 years of professional experience in software engineering using modern programming (Python and C++) with emphasis on building reliable maintainable systems
Experience with Python for application development, automation or tooling
Experience with SQL (PostgreSQL) for data querying, modeling and optimization
Experience with software engineering principles (modular design, code reuse, maintainability, etc.)
Experience writing clean, testable and well-documented code
Experience implementing automated testing and integrating test pipelines into CI/CD workflows
Experience with version control systems (Git) and collaborative development workflows
Familiarity with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
Experience designing, integrating and supporting large-scale systems or systems-of-systems
Experience in modeling and simulation (M&S) environments or complex system integrations
The ability to decompose complex system requirements into implementable engineering tasks
Experience supporting full software development lifecycle (design, development, integration, testing, deployment, etc.)
Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
The ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional engineering teams
AMEWAS willing to obtain and process full clearance-The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, Luigi, Dagster, etc.)
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, etc.)
Familiarity with Linux environments and scripting for automation
Experience with logging, monitoring and observability tools (metrics, dashboards, alerting, etc.)
Experience with verification, validation (V&V) or mission-critical systems
Knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle processes (requirements, design, integration, testing, etc.)
Experience with requirements development, decomposition and traceability (DOORS and Jama)
Familiarity with SysML, DoDAF or systems architecture frameworks
Experience with Agile or DevSecOps environments and CI/CD pipelines
Experience with cloud environments and large-scale distributed systems
Experience using collaboration tools (Jira and Confluence)

Responsibilities

Supports a modeling and simulation (M&S) environment
Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams (software engineers, data scientists, systems engineers, etc.) to design, integrate and maintain complex systems
Develops/Maintains software applications
Builds and orchestrates data pipelines and integrates components into larger system architectures
Participates in requirements decomposition
Translates customer needs into technical designs and implementable tasks
Ensures traceability and alignment across the system lifecycle
Collaborates closely with teams responsible for planning, testing and execution to ensure system components meet performance and quality standards
Supports verification and validation activities and debugs complex multi-system issues
Maintains system reliability through automation, CI/CD practices and observability tools
Contributes to design discussions, documents system architectures and helps guide development efforts across the full lifecycle (from concept and design through deployment and operational support)
Ensures scalable, maintainable and mission-ready solutions