Network & Infrastructure Software Engineer

Who We Are:

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.
• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.

What We Have to Offer:

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!
• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance

Summary

This is a hands-on technical software engineering position on the Networking and Infrastructure (NI) team. The successful candidate will support integration and configuration of computational system architecture and system software for real-time simulation applications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develop solutions to increase automation.
• Communicate with an understanding and consideration of varied perspectives and technical knowledge specialties.
• Troubleshoot issues with flight simulator equipment and interfaces
• Improve performance of existing simulator models and algorithms.
• Show the ability to carry tasks through to completion with only general technical direction
• Travel as needed to maintain existing solutions at customer sites. (up to 25% Travel)
• Manage Linux and Windows platforms and applications.
• CMake, self-hosted Git/BitBucket knowledge useful.
• Design, integrate, and test flight simulator architectures, networks, software interfaces, and software infrastructures
• Install and configure operating systems for flight simulators.
• Define new simulation models and interfaces
• Support existing and create new software build environments.
• Show strong analysis and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• DoD Secret Clearance (or ability to obtain one required to start )
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
• 5-10 years of direct software development experience post degree, C++ preferred (4-7 years with Master’s Degree)

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of, or willing to learn containerized development/delivery (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes)
• Configure operating system on Linux and Windows machines
• Travelling as needed to maintain existing solutions at customer sites.
• Cmake
• GNU Compiler Collection
• HLA/DIS/DDS experience
• Good communications skills
• Knowledgeable in algorithm performance and design. Able to apply knowledge
• High-level knowledge concerning compiling and linker infrastructure:
• Software Development and Debugging in C++
• Microsoft Visual Studio C++
• Management of a software baseline, including branching, merging, building, maintaining, and installing software
• Prefer 7+ years’ experience using Linux development environment
• Knowledge of, or willing to learn virtualization solutions (VMware, KVM)
• Previous simulation system experience

Security Responsibilities

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.

• Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.