Software Engineer–Simulation (Simulation)

You’ll support Defence and Security domains at Boeing locations and Customer sites across the UK, including Autonomous Systems, Training and Simulation, Cyber, Space, Intelligence and Security.

You will join a rapidly growing Engineering Capability with a culture for development, collaboration and success. Initially you will be assigned to our Simulation Programmes, which operate across the Air, Land and Maritime domains, with future opportunity to develop your interests across the breadth of the Software Engineering portfolio.

We work in an exciting, faced-paced and dynamic environment, but your wellbeing is important to us and we strive to find a healthy life balance and with an ethical team culture and strong emphasis on openness, collaboration, innovation, safety and first time quality.

Position Responsibilities

Supports the design, architecture, and development of simulation models, simulation visualizations, virtual environments/platforms and frameworks to enhance test performance, safety, and durability of software and hardware systems throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Supports partnership with stakeholders to review and identify simulation requirements and dynamics of the systems being simulated.

Supports designing, modeling, simulation, testing, and analysis to assess and optimize overall system performance and capabilities.

Basic Qualification

Bachelor of Science degree or higher from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

Ability to obtain security clearance

Essential Skills

Proficiency in C++, Lua Scripting or one of the similar programming languages

Familiarity with Physics based Modelling and Simulation system Engineering principals

Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git, BitBucket etc).

Knowledge of Agile development methodologies.

Familiarity with DevOps, Automation and CICD concepts.

Understanding of testing frameworks and unit testing practices.

Desirable

Experience working as a Software Simulation Engineer or a similar role

Experience across Software Development Lifecycle and Software standards such as ISO9001.

Understanding of the distributed interoperability simulation protocols used within defence collective training (e.g., DIS and HLA).

Understanding and experience of the COTS simulation and training environment development, execution, verification, validation and deployments

Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and software design principles.