Senior LVC Systems Engineer

KCG Engineering Group; Virginia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KCG Engineering Group Inc. is seeking a Senior LVC Systems Engineer to design, integrate, and sustain complex Live, Virtual, and Constructive training environments for DoD programs.

The role connects live range instrumentation, flight/vehicle simulators, and computer-generated forces into unified synthetic environments. Responsibilities include architecture and integration, full life-cycle system engineering from ICDs to CDS, constructive modeling, and exercise support with after-action review

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years in LVC/Simulation.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• LVC Architecture & Integration: Design and integrate distributed simulation systems using interoperability protocols.
• System Engineering: Lead full life-cycle engineering—from requirements and interface definitions to CDRs, CDS integration.
• Constructive Modeling: Integrate force generators with live systems and tactical data links.
• Exercise Support & Testing: Oversee scenario development, testing, live exercises, and AAR analysis.

Skills

LVC/Simulation experience

Education

B.S. in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

KCG Engineering Group Inc (KCG) is a government contracting firm specializing in program support across multiple support areas for both military and civilian agencies. KCG has been in business for 20+ years in the government industry and has been voted one of the “Best Places to Work” for the past 7 years.

KCG is seeking a Senior LVC Systems Engineer to join our team.

Responsibilities

The Senior LVC Engineer designs, integrates, and sustains complex Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training environments for DoD programs. This role connects physical range instrumentation (Live), flight/vehicle simulators (Virtual), and computer-generated forces (Constructive) into unified, multi-domain synthetic training environments.

Related activities to include, but not limited to:

• LVC Architecture & Integration: Design and integrate distributed simulation systems using interoperability protocols.
• System Engineering: Lead full life-cycle engineering—from requirements and interface definitions (ICDs) to CDRs, network latency optimization, and cross-domain solution (CDS) integration.
• Constructive Modeling: Integrate force generators with live operational systems and tactical data links.
• Exercise Support & Testing: Oversee scenario development, system integration testing, live exercise execution, and post-event after-action review (AAR) analysis.

Requirements

Experience:10+ Years (5+ in LVC/Simulation)

B.S. in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field