About the position
Cole Engineering Services is seeking highly motivated candidates to support software development activities for an emerging simulation and training capability for the United States Army. The candidate will be part of a team responsible for establishing a software framework to connect the Army's new Synthetic Training Environment (STE) to the U.S. military's current and future live tactical Mission Command Information Systems (MCIS). This program will design, develop, test, manage, document, and deliver a persistent connection allowing two-way, network-centric linkages between the STE entities and the live MCIS computers utilized by U.S Army Soldiers. The STE to MCIS connection will provide the interoperability and components to retrieve, collect, and exchange data in real time enabling a realistic real-time representation of a Common Operational Picture (COP) of the shared virtual and live battlespace. This level of operational integration of multiple MCIS systems will allow units to train across the full spectrum of current and future conflicts encountered by the U.S. Army. The STE to MCIS software connection architecture will both create and reacts to tactical messaging information traffic being sent between the virtual units/entities contained within the STE and the live MCIS. Current design architecture will support tactical messaging for Location, Situational Awareness (SA), Indirect Fire Missions (IDF), Aviation Air Defense, and Operation Graphic Overlays. With all aspects of tactical messaging seamlessly integrated U.S. Army units will be able to train effectively from the Platoon level all the way up to a full Brigade Combat Team (BCT) with data provided by this system supporting realistic mission rehearsal training capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Support requirements analysis, examination of trade studies, software component selection, presentation of design architecture, implementation of design plan, unit testing, software integration, and functional system testing.
- Create software from a list of established requirements using established software engineering processes.
- Complete detailed design and development work independently for a given individual software component.
- Integrate individually developed components into selected products together, individually, and/or at the subsystem level.
- Follow proper software engineering standards to assist the engineering team in software system or subsystem development.
- Maintain proper documentation throughout the entire development and integration effort.
- Understand the project schedule and budget ensuring all assigned tasks adhere to these factors.
- Provide technical oversight to the software development team and communicate directly with the customer.
Requirements
- Eight (8) years' experience designing and developing software modules for integration into large-scale systems and networks.
- Experience with software/hardware analysis and design, performance analysis, configuration and data management, quality assurance, and specification definition.
- Ability to adhere to robust technical specifications and work both independently and as a member of a software development team.
- Familiarity with industry software development standards and with the capabilities of related Department of Defense software systems.
- Familiarity with DoD Modeling and Simulation interoperability standards (e.g. DIS, HLA).
- Experience with U.S. Military Mission Command Information Systems including JCR, JBCP, CPOF/DDS, AFATDS, AMDWS, TAIS, and ADSI.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as electrical engineering, computer science, information technology, systems or software engineering from an accredited college or university.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
- Wellness Program
- 401(k) Matching
- Disability (Short Term & Long Term)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life Insurance
- Education & Training
- Generous Leave Policy (11 Federal Holidays, PTO, Military Leave, Bereavement and Jury Duty)
