Simulation Engineer

ANAUTICS INC; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ANAUTICS INC is seeking an experienced simulation modeler in Oklahoma City, United States. The role involves building simulation models that help explore scenarios and operational tradeoffs. Ideal candidates should have over 4 years in simulation and operations research, strong Python and statistical skills, and excellent communication abilities. U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance are required. Experience in AWS and AI is a plus.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of simulation, operations research, systems modeling, or applied analytics experience.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical decisions to both technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop discrete-event, agent-based, Monte Carlo, or optimization-linked simulations.
• Work with domain experts to validate assumptions and model behavior.
• Communicate uncertainty, sensitivity, and tradeoffs clearly.

Skills

Simulation experience

Python

Statistics

Modeling fundamentals

Tools

AWS

Job description

Build simulation models that help teams explore scenarios, constraints, uncertainty, and operational tradeoffs.

Impact

• Help teams test decisions before they are made in the real world.
• Model systems where timing, capacity, resources, and uncertainty matter.
• Turn scenarios into useful planning and decision tools.

What you'll do

• Develop discrete-event, agent-based, Monte Carlo, or optimization-linked simulations.
• Work with domain experts to validate assumptions and model behavior.
• Integrate simulations into analytical and product workflows.
• Communicate uncertainty, sensitivity, and tradeoffs clearly.

What we're looking for

• 4+ years of simulation, operations research, systems modeling, or applied analytics experience.
• Strong Python, statistics, and modeling fundamentals.
• Experience translating real-world processes into useful computational models.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret security clearance.
• Comfort working with ambiguous mission, data, and engineering problems.
• Strong written communication and ability to explain technical decisions to technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred experience

• AWS experience is a plus, especially secure cloud, GovCloud, serverless, data, or AI services.
• AI, machine learning, LLM, agentic workflow, or decision intelligence experience is a plus.
• Experience in defense, government, manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, or other mission-critical environments is a plus.

Anautics evaluates candidates based on role-relevant skills, judgment, ownership, and ability to work in high-trust environments. AWS and AI experience are strong pluses across this hiring plan.