Sr. Software Engineer

About This Role

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.

What We Have to Offer:

• 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!

Summary

The primary responsibility of this position is to support the PBEG (physics-based environment generator) product as a Senior Software Engineer. Job duties include design, development, deployment, integration, and support of the product into a multitude of fighter aircraft, helicopter, and UAV applications, as well as guiding and mentoring junior engineers. The position focuses on new product feature design and development utilizing the latest 3D game engine technologies and concepts. Candidate should be highly adaptable with very strong analysis and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design the software and advance the product while adhering to customer requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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

• Development and integration of PBEG into the Training System
• Familiarity with all phases of Software Development Cycle
• Experience with developing real-time applications
• Make recommendations to improve the product based on technical experience
• Apply sound engineering principles to contribute to innovative solutions
• Communicate status/issues along with solutions/recommendations to lead engineers
• Work independently and with the team to complete assigned tasks and meet schedule commitments

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Strong C++ skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline
• 8 to 10 years of relevant experience
• Understanding of mathematics associated with 3D physics/graphics (linear algebra, matrix manipulation)
• Development experience using multiple operating system concepts – multi-threading, events, semaphores, memory management, and system configuration
• Solid understanding of Object Oriented languages and Design (OOD) concepts
• Ability to contribute as a member of a small team in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with PhysX, Recast, GWEN, Granny 3D, OpenGL, and Google Protobuf libraries
• Experience with continuous integration development processes
• Experience developing physics, AI, animation, tools, networking, or graphics systems
• Experience with Perforce and the Atlassian suite (primarily Jira, Crucible, and Confluence)
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, Artifactory
• Experience developing and delivering video games

Security Responsibilities

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.

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

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to work at a computer for an extended period of time

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

CAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including disability and protected veteran status, as defined under federal, state, or local laws.

Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process. If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hrops@caemilusa.com

Position Type

Regular