Description
Weapon System Simulation Engineer :Due to a substantial increase in workload a World class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a Weapon System Simulation Engineer.
Please Note: you must be eligible for SC (Secret Level) Security Clearance.
The contract is initially for 6 months (ongoing after).
The department are offering hourly rates of £32 - £35 per hour.
Skills and Knowledge:
• Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline
• Experience of working in Simulation and Experimentation or similar area.
Essential skills:
• Modern programming languages (C++, C#, Java)
• Networking & network protocols
Experience in two or more of the following
• Development environments (Visual Studio, Eclipse)
• Distributed simulation standards / Protocols (DIS, HLA, DDS)
• Visualisation programming (DirectX, OpenGL, Graphics/Games Engines)
• Real-time software development
• Military Communications and Datalinks
Ideally experience from the following related areas:
• System engineering
• Software engineering
• System integration
Accountabilities:
• Support and/or Lead the design and development of System TestBeds & components of Complex Weapon Systems covering Land, Sea and Air based products.
• The Weapon System Simulation and Experimentation Department spans the UK, France, Italy and Germany providing specialised defence simulation capabilities for concept exploration, programme development and user experimentation and training.
• The role covers design and development of leading-edge software applications to support battlefield simulations, working in close collaboration with subject matter experts from across Land, Air and Sea defence programmes. Each programme is different, but commonly extends to simulation of many of the battlefield participants; Command and Control structures, Platforms and Weapon Systems.
• As a member of a focussed and dynamic team, you will explore and exploit new technologies, in both the defence and commercial markets, and take ownership of their design, development and integration to enhance our international SE capability.
• Your flexibility, motivation and experience will help you to embrace the many technical challenges that our business presents; whether that is the simulation of a new weapon, the integration of an international test bed or the use of your software in warfighting simulations.
• Develop software components, applications and analysis tools for WSSE TestBeds.
• Support development of simulation architectures to produce testbeds that map meaningfully to weapon system architectures.
• Support design of testbeds to support Experimentation, with analysis and reporting as appropriate to the level of experiment
• Maintain Software Design Records and configuration control of testbeds. Create test plans, carry out testing and report test results for components and/or testbeds.
• Plan, control and deliver assigned project tasks or work packages, and make an input as required to cross-functional or international projects/investigations.
• Liaise with customer e.g. Review Customer's needs, present findings and promote the WSSE System TestBed Through Life philosophy.
• Undertake the development of system & WSSE concepts and ideas for the resolution of Technical Problems and future work.
• Undertake Experiment data analysis & Technology research and development activities