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Job#: 3044163
Job Description:
AFSIM Backend Developer
Location: Rosslyn, Virginia (Onsite)
Role Overview
This role focuses on developing C++ based extensions, plugins, and custom capabilities for AFSIM. The engineer will implement new simulation behaviors, integrate external models, and enhance analytical toolchains that support mission level analysis and system of systems assessments. This position partners closely with analysts to convert modeling requirements into robust, maintainable software features.
Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain C++ extensions, plugins, and modules for AFSIM.
• Implement new simulation capabilities, physics-based modeling, sensor/weapon logic, and custom interfaces.
• Integrate external libraries, data sources, or physics-based models into the AFSIM runtime environment.
• Translate analyst requirements into software features, ensuring correctness, performance, and maintainability.
• Debug, optimize, and validate plugin behavior within complex simulation environments.
• Maintain software documentation, API references, and integration guides.
• Support build system configuration, version control workflows, and continuous integration pipelines.
• Ensure code quality through unit testing, peer reviews, and adherence to coding standards.

Required Qualifications
Experience: A minimum of 3 years of professional experience is required.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or later) and backend plugin development is necessary. Experience with object-oriented design, data structures, and software architecture fundamentals is required. Familiarity with AFSIM is essential, though experience with simulation or gaming frameworks such as MACE, Unreal Engine, or Unity may be considered. Candidates must have experience with Git and collaborative development workflows.
Preferred Qualifications

• Direct development experience with AFSIM.
• Experience as an operator in wargaming.
• Experience with customer integration and support.
• Experience developing simulation models, real-time or constructive simulation software, or game engine style behavior systems.
• Familiarity with Boost, CMake, or cross-platform build systems.
• Exposure to Lua or Python for integration or scripting.
• An understanding of sensor physics, kinematics, or engagement modeling.

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