Sr. Software Architect/Integration Specialist

Role and Responsibilities
Who We Are:

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare 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
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR - Identifies process and product improvements and makes the necessary changes once agreed with the immediate superior. Develops units through algorithms/techniques, while documenting own work, including test reports and functional specifications for small or medium complexity systems. Participates in code reviews, identifies risks, and escalates issues when necessary. Provides timely and useful information to the project leader to assist with detailed project planning and coordination using project management methods and tools. Acts as a resource to technical staff.
This is a hands-on technical software engineering position on the Software Architecture/Integration Specialist team. The successful candidate will support design, integration and configuration of computational system architecture and system software for real-time simulation applications.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Knowledgeable on Software Architecture best practices
• Recommend performance improvements of existing simulator models and algorithms.
• Define new simulation models and interfaces
• Design, integrate, and test flight simulator architectures, networks, software interfaces, and software infrastructures
• Show strong analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Support existing and create new software build environments.
  • CMake, self-hosted Git/BitBucket knowledge useful.
• Install and configure operating systems for flight simulators.
• Troubleshoot issues with flight simulator equipment and interfaces
• Manage Linux and Windows platforms and applications.
  • Develop solutions to increase automation.
• Communicate with an understanding and consideration of varied perspectives and technical knowledge specialties.
• Show the ability to carry tasks through to completion with only general technical direction
• Travel as needed to maintain existing solutions at customer sites. (up to 25% Travel)

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• DoD Secret Clearance (or ability to obtain one required to start )

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline
• 10+ years of direct software development experience post degree, C++ preferred (7+ years with Masters Degree)
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Preferred Skills

• Software Development and Debugging in C++
• Previous simulation system experience
• Prefer 9+ years experience using Linux development environment
• Good communications skills
• Configure operating system on Linux and Windows machines
• Travelling as needed to maintain existing solutions at customer sites.
• Management of a software baseline, including branching, merging, building, maintaining, and installing software
• Knowledge of, or willing to learn virtualization solutions (VMware, KVM)
• Knowledge of, or willing to learn containerized development/delivery (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes)
• High-level knowledge concerning compiling and linker infrastructure:
  • Microsoft Visual Studio C++
  • GNU Compiler Collection
  • Cmake
• Knowledgeable in algorithm performance and design. Able to apply knowledge
• HLA/DIS/DDS experience

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. This role requires the ability to travel to customer sites for testing events.
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.

• This role requires the ability to maneuver body in/out of cockpits that contain sensitive equipment.

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.
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Position Type
Regular
CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.
Equal Employment Opportunity
At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception.
As captured in our overarching value "One CAE", we're proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team.
At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity or age.