Interoperability Co-op

Who We Are:

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.

• 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.

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

This is a hands‑on technical software engineering position on the Interoperability and Cockpit Displays team. The successful candidate will support integration and configuration of computational system architecture and system software for real‑time simulation applications.

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

• Improve performance of existing simulator models and algorithms.

• Define new simulation models and interfaces

• Design, integrate, and test flight simulator architectures, networks, software interfaces, and software infrastructures

• Show strong analysis and problem‑solving skills.

• Support existing and create new software build environments.

• CMake, self‑hosted Git/Bit Bucket knowledge useful.

• Install and configure operating systems for flight simulators.

• Troubleshoot issues with flight simulator equipment and interfaces

• Manage Linux and Windows platforms and applications.

• Develop solutions to increase automation.

• Communicate with an understanding and consideration of varied perspectives and technical knowledge specialties.

• 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)

• DoD Secret Clearance preferred (or ability to obtain one required to start )

• Pursuing Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline

• 0-3 years of direct software development experience, C++ preferred (0-1 years with Masters Degree)

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

• Software Development and Debugging in C++

• Experience using Linux development environment

• Good communications skills

• Configure operating system on Linux and Windows machines

• Management of a software baseline, including branching, merging, building, maintaining, and installing software

• Knowledge of, or willing to learn virtualization solutions (VMware, KVM)

• Knowledge of, or willing to learn containerized development/delivery (Docker)

• Mid‑level knowledge concerning compiling and linker infrastructure:

• Microsoft Visual Studio C++

• GNU Compiler Collection

• Cmake

• Knowledgeable in algorithm performance and design. Able to apply knowledge

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.

• Duties performed in an office environment and manufacturing facility.

• Must be able to work overtime on and off‑shifts as required.

• The employee is on call 24x7 for the resolution of problems and issues.

The physical demands described here are…