• Interesting Work: Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
• 100% Employee Ownership: we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  • Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  • Flexible schedules
  • 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
  • Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  • Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  • Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
  • Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  • Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Responsibilities:

• Plan, oversee, and foster a portfolio of projects supporting Modeling and Simulation - with an emphasis on AI/ML-related experimentation
• Collaborate and work across internal and external teams to develop concepts that advance the entire project
• Communicate highly technical problems and solutions at all levels, from engineers to C-level-equivalent leaders
• Explore and understand AI/ML developments and emerging AI-related technologies to understand how the project should adapt and grow over time
• Work with researchers and external partners to develop and pursue a vision to ensure AI/ML is mission-reliable, accurate, and robust
• Build, lead, inspire, and enable a diverse research team to carry out foundational, often novel, research
• Work as a trusted, strategic partner with the customer by delivering actionable insights about emerging AI/ML-related technologies as well as with technically minded external partners
• Ability to turn qualitative insights into technical research efforts

Qualifications:

• Master of Science (MS – highly desired) in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Math, Statistics, or Operation Research
• 20+ years of programming experience in Object Orientated Programming, Python, and/or C++

• An active TS/SCI Clearance

• Experience with air asset maneuvers, limitations, and capabilities
• Strong experience in Operations Research or Systems Analysis
• Professional or academic experience with the Design of Experiments (DOE) discipline
• Strong in verbal and written communications
• Creating and briefing Government personnel on the results from scenarios and/or experiments
• Experience with the Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis (WEKA) tool and selecting the appropriate Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) classifier
• Algorithm design and implementation within MATLAB, Python, Java, or C/C++
• Experience with Python software development and creating virtual development environments
• Anaconda
• Executing pip commands
• Common Gitlab commands (e.g., add, commit, push, branch, etc.)
• Installing and updating the following Python modules: matplotlib, numpy, black, pylint, pytest, and radon
• Finally, experience in the following Modeling and Simulation tools and frameworks
• Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration & Modeling (AFSIM)
• Joint Anti-Air Combat Effectiveness Air Superiority (J-ACE)
• Joint Anti-Air Modeling (JAAM)