Software Application Engineer

SAIC is⠀seeking a⠀Software/Application⠀Engineer⠀to support⠀the Air⠀Force⠀Modeling &⠀Simulation⠀(AFMS)⠀program⠀out of San⠀Antonio,⠀TX. (This⠀is an⠀onsite⠀position,⠀with no⠀option for⠀remote⠀work).

Role⠀Overview:

As⠀a⠀Software/Application⠀Engineer⠀specializing⠀in flight⠀simulation⠀training,⠀you will⠀play a⠀crucial⠀role in⠀designing,⠀implementing,⠀and⠀testing a⠀proof of⠀concept⠀for remote⠀instruction⠀capabilities⠀within our⠀flight⠀simulation⠀training⠀platform.⠀You will⠀collaborate⠀closely⠀with a⠀multidisciplinary⠀team of⠀engineers,⠀pilots,⠀and⠀instructional⠀designers⠀to create⠀an⠀immersive⠀and⠀interactive⠀training⠀experience⠀that meets⠀the⠀highest⠀standards⠀of realism⠀and⠀effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work⠀closely⠀with⠀cross-functional⠀teams to⠀understand⠀requirements⠀and design⠀solutions⠀for remote⠀instruction⠀capabilities⠀within our⠀flight⠀simulation⠀training⠀platform.
• Develop⠀software⠀modules⠀and⠀features⠀to enable⠀real-time⠀communication,⠀data⠀streaming,⠀and⠀interaction⠀between⠀instructors⠀and⠀trainees⠀during⠀remote⠀training⠀sessions.
• Implement⠀advanced⠀visualization⠀techniques⠀and user⠀interfaces⠀to enhance⠀the remote⠀instruction⠀experience⠀and⠀provide⠀intuitive⠀controls⠀for⠀instructors⠀and⠀trainees.
• Integrate⠀external⠀APIs,⠀protocols,⠀and⠀hardware⠀interfaces⠀to support⠀interoperability⠀with⠀flight⠀simulation⠀hardware⠀and⠀software⠀components.
• Collaborate⠀with QA⠀engineers⠀to ensure⠀the⠀reliability,⠀performance,⠀and⠀scalability⠀of the⠀remote⠀instruction⠀features⠀through⠀comprehensive⠀testing⠀and⠀validation.
• Provide⠀technical⠀support⠀and⠀assistance⠀to pilots,⠀instructors,⠀and⠀customers⠀during the⠀testing⠀and⠀evaluation⠀phases of⠀the proof⠀of⠀concept.
• Stay⠀updated on⠀emerging⠀technologies,⠀industry⠀trends,⠀and best⠀practices⠀in flight⠀simulation,⠀remote⠀instruction,⠀software⠀engineering,⠀and⠀application⠀development⠀to drive⠀continuous⠀innovation⠀and⠀improvement.

Why Join Us:

• Opportunity⠀to work on⠀cutting-edge⠀technology⠀that is⠀shaping⠀the future⠀of⠀aviation⠀training.
• Collaborative⠀and⠀dynamic⠀work⠀environment⠀with⠀opportunities⠀for⠀professional⠀growth and⠀career⠀advancement.
• Competitive⠀compensation⠀package⠀with⠀benefits,⠀including⠀health⠀insurance,⠀retirement⠀plans, and⠀flexible⠀work⠀arrangements.
• Make⠀a⠀meaningful⠀impact by⠀contributing⠀to the⠀development⠀of⠀innovative⠀solutions⠀that⠀improve⠀safety and⠀efficiency⠀in the⠀training⠀of student⠀fighter⠀pilots.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's⠀and 2 yrs⠀experience,⠀Masters⠀and 0 yrs⠀experience,⠀or⠀relevant⠀yrs of⠀experience⠀in lieu of⠀degree.
• Security+⠀or another⠀DoD 8570⠀compliant⠀certification
• Solid⠀understanding⠀of⠀software⠀development⠀principles,⠀algorithms,⠀and data⠀structures.
• Proficiency⠀in C++⠀programming⠀language,⠀with⠀experience⠀in⠀developing⠀software⠀applications⠀or⠀simulations.
• Experience⠀with⠀application⠀development⠀for macOS⠀and iOS⠀platforms⠀using⠀Xcode and⠀Swift.
• Familiarity⠀with⠀real-time⠀communication⠀protocols⠀(e.g.,⠀WebRTC,⠀RTP/RTCP)⠀and⠀network⠀programming⠀concepts.
• Experience⠀with 3D⠀graphics⠀programming⠀(e.g.,⠀OpenGL,⠀DirectX)⠀and⠀virtual⠀reality⠀(VR)⠀technologies⠀is a⠀plus.
• Strong⠀problem-solving⠀skills and⠀the⠀ability to⠀work⠀independently⠀as well as⠀part of a⠀collaborative⠀team.
• Excellent⠀communication⠀skills and⠀the⠀ability to⠀effectively⠀convey⠀complex⠀technical⠀concepts⠀to⠀non-technical⠀stakeholders.
• Passion⠀for⠀aviation⠀and a keen⠀interest⠀in flight⠀simulation⠀training⠀and⠀virtual⠀instruction⠀methodologies.