C2 Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Engineer — Defense

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a C2 Concept Modeling Simulation and Analysis Engineer to design and run engagement-level simulations. You will translate operational concepts into scenarios, develop analyses with AFSIM, and extend the framework for hybrid data pipelines.

You will collaborate with government civilians, military officers, and contractors to integrate real-world data and threat representations, document results, and support decision-making for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 1+ year of progressive experience with AFSIM developing models and performing analysis.
• Strong scripting and programming skills with C++, Python, or MATLAB in an IDE.
• Experience with DevSecOps toolchains (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, SAST/DAST).
• Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI; U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Translate operational concepts into simulation scenarios and analyze outcomes.
• Develop and execute engagement-level analyses using the AFSIM core framework and related tools.
• Extend AFSIM's C++ core to interface with Python or MATLAB pipelines for hybrid workflows.
• Support integration of real-world data, threat representations, and externally provided models.
• Develop and maintain scenario definitions, input files, and scripting logic for rapid exploration of design alternatives.
• Perform verification and validation of models against reference data or higher-fidelity tools.
• Conduct simulation runs, analyze outputs, and generate visuals or metrics for decision making.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate modeling results into broader analytic efforts.
• Document assumptions, methodologies, and results for reproducibility and knowledge sharing.

Skills

C++ programming

Python scripting

MATLAB programming

Team collaboration

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/math/physics/cs

Tools

AFSIM core framework

Python data pipelines

MATLAB data pipelines

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a C2 Concept Modeling Simulation and Analysis Engineer to design and run engagement-level simulations. You will translate operational concepts into scenarios, develop analyses with AFSIM, and extend the framework for hybrid data pipelines.

You will collaborate with government civilians, military officers, and contractors to integrate real-world data and threat representations, document results, and support decision-making for