Military Simulation Architect for Wargaming & Analysis

Charles River Analytics; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Maternity/paternity leave

Tuition reimbursement

Gym allowance

Free parking

Generous PTO

Casual environment

Job summary

Charles River Analytics, a GRVTY company, seeks a Simulation Analyst to work on-site with a defense client on a high-impact project. You will configure, troubleshoot, and enhance military simulations to support wargaming, experimentation, analysis, training, and operational decisions.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's in CS or related field (graduate degree preferred), 5+ years in simulation, and the ability to translate mission needs into robust simulation scenarios while maintaining security

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field; graduate-level degree preferred.
• Over 5 years of experience in simulation, preferably for military applications.
• Proficient in configuring and operating complex military simulations, with a solid understanding of scenario design, entity behavior, force representation, terrain/environment effects, and simulation run control.
• Experience in building repeatable scenarios, managing configuration baselines, creating scenario variants, and documenting changes effectively.
• Ability to diagnose model behavior, identify data issues, troubleshoot run-time failures, resolve integration problems, and address performance bottlenecks.
• Practical experience with scripting, data files, configuration management, version control, issue tracking, logs, telemetry, and reproducible defect reporting.
• Capable of collaborating with operators, analysts, planners, trainers, and SMEs to clarify mission context and translate operational language into technical requirements.
• Experienced in documenting assumptions, limitations, data pedigree, measures, uncertainties, and risks related to interpretation.
• Skilled in converting field observations into clear bug reports, feature requests, acceptance criteria, and roadmap recommendations.
• Able to operate in a military customer environment, adhering to classification and data-handling rules while maintaining customer trust.
• Possess active or eligible security clearance, as required by contract.

Responsibilities

• Configure, adapt, troubleshoot, and enhance advanced military simulation capabilities.
• Translate operational questions into executable simulation scenarios.
• Extend or modify simulation models and scenario configurations as needed; identify performance or fidelity issues.
• Gather feedback on the product from operators, analysts, planners, and SMEs; document results for improvements.

Skills

Simulation expertise

Scenario design

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Graduate-level degree preferred

Tools

Python

Java

C++

C#

Lua

SQL

Job description

Charles River Analytics, a GRVTY company, seeks a Simulation Analyst to work on-site with a defense client on a high-impact project. You will configure, troubleshoot, and enhance military simulations to support wargaming, experimentation, analysis, training, and operational decisions.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's in CS or related field (graduate degree preferred), 5+ years in simulation, and the ability to translate mission needs into robust simulation scenarios while maintaining security