Junior AFSIM Developer

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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Junior AFSIM Developer. You will support a small, highly empowered team at our Dayton, OH location where every team member is directly responsible for the success. MTSI is expanding our mission modeling capability based on growing customer requirements in the National Defense sector and requires a detail-oriented individual who can perform a variety of software development tasks in the AFSIM modeling environments, including discrete event simulation, mission model operation, and post-processors of model data. In this role, you will utilize your AFSIM plug-in development experience to support integrating systems, subsystem, and component models into AFSIM for modeling applications.

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work: Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
• 100% Employee Ownership: we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

As a Junior AFSIM Developer with MTSI you will utilize your AFSIM plug-in development experience to support integration of externally created systems, subsystem, and component models for aerospace applications. This position is located in the Dayton, OH area.

Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:

• Integration of low-fidelity parametric models, algorithms into AFSIM to assess and verify system characteristics and capabilities within the TMAP modeling ecosystem.
• Documenting all software and hardware characteristics and changes to:
  • Existing and new simulation environments.
  • Test architecture design and test planning.
  • Experimental design and test execution.
  • Data collection and analysis.
  • Report generation.
• Interact with the customer to gather requirements, related reporting, give progress updates, etc.
• You will provide technical information and analysis to recommend solutions and influence decisions.
• You will distill and communicate technically complex material to senior decision makers.
• You must be a self-starter who can execute development procedures on a demanding schedule with minimal supervision.
• You will collaboration within a team environment while emphasizing individual contributions to produce products that are valuable to the customer.

Experience:

• 3-5 years of AFSIM plug-in development experience
• At a minimum you should have a basic knowledge of analytical methodologies and tools, especially as they apply to the AFSIM model development and mission design.
• A basic understanding of aerospace system functions and dynamics, and how to model them in AFSIM, such as detailed sensor and flight dynamics models.
• Demonstrated experience developing scenarios and plug-ins (custom movers, sensors, etc.) for AFSIM.
• Experience in software development utilizing C++, Python, or MATLAB.
• Familiarity with analytical software packages, especially MATLAB, (DESIRED).
• Experience in process analysis, concepts of operations with the ability to follow procedures and troubleshoot issues.
• You must have good people skills and be able to communicate effectively across a highly technical team of engineers and analysts.
• Candidate should have demonstrated abilities to solve difficult software integration challenges.
• The candidate must be a motivated self-starter who is able to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment, occasionally with minimal guidance and within rigid timelines.
• The candidate must have the ability to interact with data suppliers, work well with coworkers and interface with customers, all at disparate locations.
• The candidate must have outstanding skills in communicating complex technical issues and in providing comprehensive written, oral and/or digital products (including document organization and technical writing).
• The candidate must have good analytic skills and the ability to apply these skills in a multi-tasking environment where more than one project may require their participation at a given time (typically one primary project and one or two ancillary projects).
• The candidate should have familiarity with contractor and government roles in applying intelligence analysis to aerospace system development and acquisition.
• The candidate must be located in or willing to relocate to the Dayton, Ohio area.

Education:

• BS degree in computer science, software development, or an engineering/physics discipline. (REQUIRED)

Clearance:

• Current Secret with TS/SCI eligibility (REQUIRED)
• TS/SCI (DESIRED)
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position

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