Senior Systems Engineer — Modeling, Simulation & Wargaming

Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

VT-ARC is seeking a Senior Systems & Mission Engineer (Modeling, Simulation & Wargaming) to support mission engineering, analytical wargaming, and related systems engineering efforts. The role focuses on contested logistics, maritime sustainment, national mobilization, and defense industrial-base challenges.

You will independently design, code, test, and demonstrate working models, collaborating with data scientists and engineers. Onsite/hybrid work in Arlington, with potential travel.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering, mission or operational analysis or related technical work.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, test, debug, document, and maintain software for analytical, modeling, simulation, or engineering applications.
• Working proficiency in Python and ability to quickly become productive in Python; experience with AWS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate sponsor questions and operational needs into mission objectives, study boundaries, requirements, and measures of performance.
• Develop mission decompositions, mission threads, operational architectures, and CONOPS/CONEMPs; organize linked artifacts and measures.
• Design, code, test, and demonstrate proof-of-concept models and analytical applications; iterate based on sponsor feedback.
• Use Python to prepare data, automate workflows, run models, and perform trade studies and sensitivity analyses.
• Engage with government sponsors, brief findings, and ensure traceability across model assumptions and results.

Skills

Python

AWS

Agentic modeling

Modeling & Simulation

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Programming in Python

Job description

VT-ARC is seeking a Senior Systems & Mission Engineer (Modeling, Simulation & Wargaming) to support mission engineering, analytical wargaming, and related systems engineering efforts. The role focuses on contested logistics, maritime sustainment, national mobilization, and defense industrial-base challenges.

You will independently design, code, test, and demonstrate working models, collaborating with data scientists and engineers. Onsite/hybrid work in Arlington, with potential travel.