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At AMEWAS, we don’t just support defense- we shape it. For over 40 years, we’ve been a trusted partner of the Department of Defense (DoD) by providing cutting-edge engineering, testing, and evaluation for U.S. Navy weapons systems. Our people are the heart of our mission. Across our headquarters in California, Maryland, and offices in Orlando, FL, and San Diego, CA, you'll find a diverse and driven team committed to making a real impact for our Nation’s Warfighters. If you're ready to grow your skills, be challenged by meaningful work, and contribute to something bigger…this is where you belong. Come do work that matters. Join AMEWAS. The Position: AMEWAS is seeking a highly motivated and talented Software Developer (WSCE-JSE)-Senior to support Battlespace Modeling & Simulation. The salary range of this position is $169,600.00 - $198,600.00 and is commensurate with experience. This position is not eligible for remote work; on-site support is required. About the location: Patuxent River, MD, located in the California-Lexington Park area, is Maryland’s #1 City Hiring the Most High-Tech Workers. To learn more about the surrounding area, please visit: www.visitstmarysmd.com Position Background: The Simulation Applications and Architecture (SAA) Branch develops multiple modeling and simulation (M&S) tools in support of warfighter training; test and evaluation (T&E); data analysis; live, virtual, and constructive (LVC); research and development (R&D) activities for DoD agencies and its international partners. The tools include the Global Reusable Interface Domain (GRID), the Weapons Server Common Environment (WSCE), the Simulation Control Executive (SCE), and the Architecture Management Integration Environment (AMIE). The SAA Branch designs, develops, documents, and deploys these products and tools. The Battlespace Division delivers these products as part of an integrated suite of tools called the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) Technical Baseline (JTB); the battlespace for JSE. A typical day as a Software Developer (WSCE-JSE)-Senior may include: Develops software for an advanced synthetic training environment Integrates software into flight simulators to support pilot training against potential threats Supports software development, software integration, customer training and demonstrations Demonstrates a knowledge of standard programming algorithms, design patterns and object-oriented software design Works within existing DevOps environment (automated builds, testing, deployment of software on multiple OS platforms, etc.) Evaluates and reviews C and C++ language code Programs using C, C++ and Python 3 Develops software requiring parallel processing, threading and inter-process communication Develops software to simulate complex environments or platforms in real-time Develops software using network protocols for communication over standardized interfaces Collaborates with team members to design future enhancements Must-haves: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering: Degrees in Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Aerospace, Software Systems, Electrical, Electronic or Mechanical Engineering may qualify with at least 10 years of C++ experience Degree obtained from an accredited college or university as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education 10 years of relevant work experience Experience conducting C/C++ development for real-time event reconstruction and simulation of complex systems Experience conducting multi-threaded parallel processing, threading and inter-process communication for large streaming datasets Experience building distributed software architectures using service-oriented design and message-driven frameworks Experience with CMake, Git, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows on Linux clusters with automated builds/testing/deployment Experience working modeling and simulation, Monte Carlo methods, numerical algorithms and signal processing for detector/system environments Experien…