Computer Engineer III

Company: DCS Corp
Location: Dayton
Posted on: January 14, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Description: The DCS Air & Space Technology (AST) Sector is seeking a Modeling and Simulation Software Engineer to support extensive high visibility Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) efforts. Are you interested in working in a high-tech company on cutting edge technology to help solve national security problems? Do you want to be challenged every day supporting world class research and development? If so, DCS may be the place for you! DCS is an employee-owned organization known for creating agile technology solutions across the U.S. Defense, Aerospace, Human Factors, and Security markets. As a member of our team, you will support research and development in Dayton, Ohio, having opportunities to work in a dynamic environment, simulation integration experts, develop, integrate, sustain, and test modeling, simulation, software products for DoD platforms and experiments, and experienced military Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Essential Job Functions: Design, develop, sustain, and integrate software in a government DevSecOps environment on government-owned systems in support of modeling & simulation and operational/experimental systems. Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and triage; assist government teams with workload prioritization. Perform software integration and installation at government facilities (may require travel). Produce software test plans, execute V&V and lifecycle testing, and generate test reports of the applications developed. Support R&D activities to integrate advanced models, simulations, and hardware into legacy and new platforms (JSE, VATS, F?16 examples). Required Skills: Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. Bachelor of Science degree or higher in related engineering or science discipline. Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret clearance. 2–10 years (Journeyman) or 10 years (Senior) professional software development experience. Using and developing in the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE). Hands-on with DevSecOps practices and toolchains (CI/CD, automated testing, git, Visual Studio, container tooling). Experience with containers and orchestration: Docker, podman, helm charts, Kubernetes/Openshift. Familiarity with Windows and Red Hat Linux environments and VMware administration. Experience integrating modeling & simulation software into larger systems preferred. Strong test planning, V&V and documentation skills. Demonstrated expert level proficiency in C++ and object-oriented analysis and design. Excellent written and oral communications skills. Desired Skills: Experience in AFSIM, NGTS, or other simulations. Experience using EAAGLEs Framework. Experience developing in OpenGL or OSG.

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