Regional Threats Modeling and Simulations Engineer (Senior-Level)

Amentum; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 116,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a skilled professional to design, develop, and conduct simulations supporting wargaming and threat analysis. The role involves modeling, data analysis, and collaboration with users to refine functionalities for simulation-based applications.

The candidate will interpret complex data, lead teams, and contribute to mission-focused analysis across multiple domains. Strong communication and doctrinal wargaming experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and wargaming, modeling, and simulations skills.
• Ability to develop wargames and force-on-force scenarios for threat nations invasions, including analysis of force factors and doctrines.
• Capability to conduct/teach doctrinal military wargaming during planning of Large-Scale Combat Operations.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly when data is incomplete or highly technical.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and conducts simulations against hard targets and missiles.
• Supports wargaming exercises in a simulated environment.
• Interacts with users to define and optimize new functionality for applications.
• Performs modeling and simulation data analysis to refine concepts and assess outcomes.

Skills

Wargaming

Modeling & simulations

Threat analysis

Leadership

Complex information communication

Team leadership

Geospatial analysis

Imagery interpretation

Education

High School Education

Job description

Our industry-leading intelligence support program informs decision-makers, from ground force commanders to international partners and national security policymakers. Our employees lead the Intelligence community in providing superior Identity Intelligence and regional threat analysis, and developing innovative data-driven solutions, supporting the customer through intelligence analysis and tradecraft proliferation.

Work Schedule:

Flexible; 4-16 hours per week at times (remote), 40 hours per week (on site) (8 hrs / day 5 days / wk) during defined project periods.

Essential Responsibilities:

This position designs, develops, and conducts simulations against hard targets, missiles, and other intelligence gaps and supports wargaming exercises in a simulated environment. You will conduct modeling and simulation architecture definition, implementation, validation, and testing. You will Interact with users to define and optimize new functionality for applications, develop and visualize operational concepts, performs modeling and simulation data analysis to refine, demonstrate, and assess these concepts.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:

Office environment.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and wargaming, modeling, and simulations skills.
• Demonstrates ability to develop wargames and force-on-force scenarios for threat nations invasions into other countries, to include analysis of battle type factors, and in-depth studies, such as force ratios, national/armed forces strengths and weaknesses, quality and numbers of weapons and equipment, national and armed forces doctrines, and intangibles such as esprit de corps and morale.
• Demonstrates ability to conduct / teach doctrinal military wargaming during planning of Large-Scale Combat Operations.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.
• Demonstrates ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems. Provides guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies. Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.
• Demonstrates ability to produce analysis on terrain mapping, route planning, and maritime geospatial activity. Interprets imagery including (but not limited to) visible, infrared and radar data as well as full-motion video for the identification of foreign conventional and unconventional military facilities, systems and activities.

Clearance Required:

TS/SCI

Minimum Education:

High School Education

Minimum Years of Experience:

12 yrs relevant experience, 8 yrs w/ bachelor’s degree

Required Certifications:

None

Safety

Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality

Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance

Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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Compensation Details:

$75.00 - $84.00

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

09/03/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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