Junior Software Engineer

Radiance Technologies is a 100% employee-owned company where innovation, ownership, and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a benefits package that stands out in the industry—featuring competitive salaries, full health/dental/vision/life insurance, a generous 401(k), educational reimbursement, and a supportive, dynamic work environment where you can thrive and grow.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our Enhanced Modeling and Simulation (M&S) team. In this role, you’ll collaborate with a multidisciplinary group of software engineers, data scientists, and operations research analysts to support the Joint Warfare Analysis Center and other Department of Defense and Intelligence Community partners.

If you’re passionate about building intelligent systems, leveraging machine learning, and creating innovative solutions that support national defense, this opportunity is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, develop, and deploy machine learning algorithms for both software and hardware applications
• Design and optimize systems using scientific analysis and mathematical modeling
• Analyze complex datasets to develop high-performance software solutions
• Build tools and systems to support software testing, validation, and performance benchmarking
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate modeling and simulation capabilities into DoD platforms

Required Skills

• Self-motivated with strong communication and organizational abilities
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required

Required Experience

• Experience formulating and designing software systems (for constructive simulation systems (e.g. AFSIM, ITASE, NGTS preferred), using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design
• Experience developing software system testing procedures, programming, and documentation
• Experience spanning the full development lifecycle from prototyping (concept and user -centered design) through software architecture & modeling, agile development, testing and deployment, to software verification & validation
• Experience in modeling communications networks
• Experience developing software tools for data pipelines, data extraction, mapping and aggregation preferred.
• Strong programming proficiency in C++ and/or Java, with scripting knowledge in Python or R preferably
• Hands-on experience with modeling and simulation environments like AFSIM, NGTS, and ITASE
• Minimum of four years of experience

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
  (including at least 30 semester hours in mathematics, statistics, and computer science)
• Experience with containerization and virtualization platforms (e.g., Docker, WSL2)
• Proficiency in IDEs such as Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, or PyCharm
• Familiarity with DoD security, compliance practices, and secure software development

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