Senior Modeling, Simulation & Wargaming Engineer

Vt Arc

Arlington (VA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 220,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation (VT-ARC) seeks a Senior Systems & Mission Engineer (Modeling, Simulation & Wargaming) to support mission engineering, analytical wargaming, and related systems engineering within the Decision Science Division. The role focuses on contested logistics, maritime sustainment, mobilization, and defense-industrial-base analysis.

You will develop automated analytical workflows, connect mission artifacts to simulation outputs, and create evidenced-based

Qualifications

Requires 10+ years in systems engineering or related field.
Experience with mission/operational analysis and defense or national security missions.
Ability to develop and maintain software supporting analytical applications.

Responsibilities

Translate sponsor questions and operational needs into mission objectives and performance measures.
Develop mission decompositions, architectures, CONOPS, CONEMPs, and scenarios.
Define system requirements, interfaces, traceability, and verification/validation plans.
Design, code, test, and demonstrate working prototypes and analytical tools.
Use Python to prepare data, automate workflows, and run models; perform sensitivity analyses.
Coordinate with government sponsors and stakeholders; present findings clearly.