Junior Modeling and Simulation Engineer

Radiance Technologies, Inc.; Dayton (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Radiance Technologies, Inc. is seeking a talented junior software engineer to join our Modeling and Simulation team in support of DoD projects. You will evolve the AF-SIM framework and its codebase, and incorporate scenarios and models while performing testing and verification.

Work will involve collaborating with a diverse team on AFRL, NASIC, and other customers, using modern Agile practices. A bachelor’s degree and 1 year of development experience are required, with US citizenship for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field is required.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• US citizenship with ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Evolve the AF-SIM modeling framework and codebase.
• Incorporate scenarios and models into AF-SIM and perform testing/verification.
• Collaborate with a diverse team on DoD/IC projects using Agile practices.

Skills

Strong communication and organization

US citizenship with clearance

1 year C++/C#/Python/Java

1 year software development

Git/Bitbucket/GitLab/Jenkins

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE or related

Tools

Git

CI/CD tools (GitLab/GitHub/Bitbucket)

Jenkins

Docker

Linux

IDE: VS/VS Code/PyCharm

Job description

Radiance Technologies is an employee-owned company with benefits that are unmatched by most companies in the Huntsville, AL or Dayton, OH areas. Employee ownership, generous 401K, full health/dental/life/vision insurance benefits, interesting assignments, educational reimbursement, competitive salaries, and a pleasant work environment combine to make Radiance Technologies a great place to work and succeed. We are searching for a talented software engineer to join our Modeling and Simulation (M&S) development team. We are looking for a junior developer to work with a diverse team of software engineers and analysts to explore and develop solutions in support of AFRL, NASIC, and other Department of Defense and Intelligence Community projects. The candidate will be expected to evolve an existing Modeling & Simulation frameworks (AFSIM) and its codebase based upon customer needs. The candidate will also be expected to incorporate scenarios and models into AFSIM, while performing testing and verification. Modern Agile software development practices is expected to be used. We are focused on finding innovative, self-starters who can adapt to a fast-paced, high-profile development effort.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• US citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year C++, C#, Python, or Java development experience
• Minimum of 1 year software development experience
• Experience using source control and CI/CD tools such as git, Bitbucket, Gitlab, Jenkins, Gitlab runners, etc.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience developing software for Linux platforms
• Experience following agile development processes
• Experience working with modeling and simulation tools such as AFSIM, NGTS, and ITASE
• Experience with virtual machine and container management platforms such as WSL2 and Docker
• Experience applying object-oriented design patterns within software applications
• Experience with integrated development environments such as Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, etc.
• Familiarity with DoD security practices

Equal Opportunity

Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Employee-Ownership

Radiance is a proud employee-owned company! Employee-ownership benefits both our customers and workforce, and ensures that Radiance doesn’t have to answer to stockholders or be driven by quarterly earnings reports. Thus, Radiance will always prioritize enhancing our customer’s mission over expanding our bottom line. We are singularly focused on providing our customers with game-changing solutions to their most challenging requirements. This is only possible because employee-ownership attracts the highest quality employees, empowers them to identify capability enhancements, and provides them with the freedom to take risks to deliver high-quality solutions. Employee-ownership also provides tangible and long-term financial security for our people and their families. Therefore, employee-ownership embodies participation, empowerment, freedom, teaming, excellence, accountability, mission focus, and security.

Our Culture

Radiance's culture is driven by our commitment to our customers and our employee-owners. Our employee-owners thrive on entrepreneurship, empowerment, and mutual responsibility for growth and sustainability. Our culture consists of individuals who embody technical and leadership skills to deliver superior solutions to the nation’s toughest technical challenges. We believe building trust and credibility with our customers leads to long-term results. We invest in a superior technical workforce where leaders are developed, innovation is encouraged, and achievements are recognized. We seek innovative ways to improve, experiment, take risks, foster collaboration, and empower our employee-owners.

Our Values

Our values drive our culture, business model, and daily interactions. These values constantly remind us of who we are and what we do. Our employee-owners influence how we operate our business. We relentlessly pursue operating excellence by innovating, improving our processes, and reducing waste. We believe in being wise and ethical stewards of capital and resources. Our values dictate how we interact with each other and our customers, partners, and suppliers. Honesty, trust, humanity, alignment, and value creation require that we treat our employees with dignity and respect and provide them with fair compensation and equal employment opportunity. We believe in connecting with our communities and have a responsibility to be good corporate citizens, and we believe in sustainable business practices, which include supporting the environment and the communities in which we work.