Real-Time Flight Simulator Software Engineer

CAE Inc; City of Binghamton, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Work-life balance emphasis

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative culture

Job summary

CAE USA Inc. in Binghamton, NY, seeks an experienced software engineer to develop and maintain flight and mission simulators, delivering reliable real-time systems for pilot training.

You will work on legacy code and modernize features, ensuring stability and performance in mission-critical environments. Join a cross-functional team, adapt to Waterfall and Agile/Scrum workflows, and contribute to government-aligned programs while maintaining DoD clearance eligibility and willingness to travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering for mission-critical or real-time environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for ensuring software reliability in high-stakes training environments.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access; U.S. citizenship required.
• Flexibility for occasional overtime, shift work, weekend work, and CONUS travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software for flight and mission simulators, ensuring reliability and performance to train pilots for safe mission outcomes.
• Work on legacy code bases critical to simulator functionality, driving modernization through enhancements, and new features while ensuring maintenance, optimization, and stability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software with hardware, ensuring seamless operation for real-time, mission-critical applications.
• Contribute to projects using both Waterfall and Agile/Scrum methodologies, adapting to structured development cycles or iterative sprints as needed.
• Write and maintain clean, efficient code, with a focus on real-time systems and simulator performance.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and cross-functional brainstorming to drive innovation within a disciplined development process.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in legacy and real-time systems, ensuring simulators meet the highest standards for pilot training.

Skills

Real-time software

C/C++ programming

DoD clearance eligible

Agile/Scrum

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related

Job description

CAE USA Inc. in Binghamton, NY, seeks an experienced software engineer to develop and maintain flight and mission simulators, delivering reliable real-time systems for pilot training.

You will work on legacy code and modernize features, ensuring stability and performance in mission-critical environments. Join a cross-functional team, adapt to Waterfall and Agile/Scrum workflows, and contribute to government-aligned programs while maintaining DoD clearance eligibility and willingness to travel