Senior Hardware Software Engineer (Gaming Technologies), TPO-STE, MTCCS II - NSC - Yorktown Systems Group

Summary:

Yorktown Systems Group is seeking a qualified Senior Hardware Software Engineer (Gaming Technologies) for the TRADOC Proponent Office (TPO) Synthetic Training Environment to provide Support Operations and Capability Services to the Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support II Contract with service to the National Simulation Center (NSC) Support Operations (SO). The NSC is the leader of the Army simulation community, providing Soldiers, leaders, and units the tools they need to train everyday by: developing and championing capabilities for the Synthetic and Training Environment (STE), Virtual-Gaming-Constructive Training Environments.

The NSC functions as the Executive Agent responsible for the Army Mission Command Training Support Program (MCTSP); providing direct support to training exercises and experiments for Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) through support to the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) and support to Home Station Training (HST) through the Regional Simulation Center (RSC). NSC houses and manages the Combined Arms Center – Training Innovation Facility (CAC-TIF); deliver interim solutions to capability gaps, while simultaneously providing valuable user feedback to STE-IS and provides Senior Leaders with situational awareness through hands on demonstrations.  

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Provide technical support to LVC-IA for the duration of the LVC-IA Versions 3 and 4 to include Planning Conference support (i.e., JELC), Test Case Development (TCD), Integration Events (IE), Functional Verification (FV), Government Acceptance Test (GAT), Verification, Validation & Accreditations (VV&A).
• Provide technical and operational support for terrain VV&A.
• Create and support terrain products in support of the JLCCTC federation.
• Generate digital terrain that encompasses the development and analysis of topographic and imagery products in support of training and operational missions.
• JLCCTC federation terrain shall be prepared to support an exercise / event IAW the established Government delivery schedule and design requirements and the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC).
• Attend monthly meetings with LVC-IA government representatives for situational awareness.
• Assist in providing the NSC Analysis and Test team the technical test case support for identified functionality for each federation/simulation/model to be tested based on the requirements and design documents approved by the Government.

Required Qualifications:

• Four (4) years of experience in leading technical teams in capability development, verification, validation and accreditation, software development and computer programming simulation integration. 
• Four (4) years of experience in hardware and software standards and protocols, the ability to apply architectures to real-world requirements, and an understanding of communications systems and networks. 
• Four (4) years’ experience in modifying existing gaming software, game design, action-script programming and developing special purpose software components to ensure efficiency and integrity between systems and applications. 
• Experience with networking services such as Play Station Network (PSN), Xbox Live or Stream. 
• Experience in writing programs using C++, MFC, C#, Python, Perl, Visual Basic, JAVA, XML, database programming. 
• Experience in implementing, testing, debugging and maintaining engine and game play code. 
• Experience in military doctrine and training management and capability development preferred.
• Master’s degree or experience equivalent in technical disciplines such as engineering, mathematics, statistics, game development and related computer sciences in performing capability development and Research and Management R&M tasks.
• All personnel shall comply with and meet Information Assurance Technician Level II (IAT II) Certification requirements as specified in 05-PR-M-0002, Information Assurance Best Business Practice (IA BBP), Information Assurance (IA) training and certification, as updated, i.e. Security + and complete Computing Environment (CE) certification and/or provide proof of completion of training for their primary area of support, (e.g. Cisco, Linux, Microsoft, VMware, etc., prior to working these tasks or gaining access to the NSC Simulation Network (SIMNET), JLCCTC systems, and/or external connections - Global Simulation Center Network (GSCNet), the Joint Testing and Experimentation Network (JTEN) or other such dedicated or direct tunnel, extant, or future.

Clearance:  Requires a Secret clearance

Location: Fort Leavenworth, KS

Travel: Travel is expected in both CONUS and OCONUS locations.