Senior Simulation Engineer Security Clearance
Listed on 2026-05-30
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Software Development
Machine Learning/ ML Engineer, Data Scientist, AI Engineer, Data Science Manager
Senior Simulation Engineer
Job# 1170-S
Location:
Reston, VA
Clearance Requirement:
Secret
Data Machines seeks a seasoned Simulation Engineer with the desire to work with our team supporting the development and production of cutting‑edge defense and intelligence simulation capabilities. The ideal candidate will use operations research and software development skills to encode custom agent behaviors and interfaces for, and apply Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to, discrete event simulations, creating interfaces between the simulation and external software, and use statistical routines to conduct post‑processing of simulation‑generated data and provide insights in machine‑readable and human‑readable formats.
Candidates should have strong problem‑solving skills, software development experience, and an excitement for cutting‑edge defense and intelligence capabilities.
Successful candidates will be passionate about new ideas and enjoy the ownership of implementation, and eagerly support and contribute to the implementation of their teammates' ideas.
Multiple positions may be filled through this opening.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, Operations Research or other closely related quantitative or mathematical discipline
- Industry experience encoding the scientific principles of military and defense operations
- 4+ years of experience each with C++ and Python
- 4+ years experience with one of the following: AFSIM, NGTS, OneSAF, GCAM, Command PE, STORM
- Active Secret clearance
- Master’s degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, Operations Research or other closely related quantitative or mathematical discipline
- Experience developing plugins for AFSIM
- Experience with additional defense simulation frameworks
- Experience with distributed simulations
- TS clearance with SCI eligibility
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