Senior Software Engineer – Simulation Team

MAK Technologies•Cambridge, MA

4d•Remote

About The Position

MAK Technologies (MAK) develops commercial off-the-shelf 3D modeling, training, and simulation software that helps users link, simulate, and visualize their world. MAK’s primary users are in the aerospace, defense, and transportation industries, yet its products and services can help customers anywhere modeling and simulation is needed to train, plan, analyze, experiment, prototype, and demonstrate. MAK’s customers include the top ten defense integrators in the world along with hundreds of companies in Defense, Air Traffic Management, Command & Control, and Homeland Security. MAK also develops training solutions for the United States and International militaries to address individual and collective training.  MAK is dedicated to serving its customers by building flexible products, offering superior technical support, and innovating new ways to enhance readiness through uniquely tailored training solutions. Our developers collaborate to design and implement a fully simulated world that models everything from the bottom of the ocean to space. VR-Forces contains a representative model of the whole planet where the team builds capabilities to model traffic, human movement, subsurface, surface, land, air, and space models. We extend and maintain an API for our customers to inject their high-fidelity models into our distributed virtual worlds. We’re looking for engineers who can jump into an existing codebase, contribute high-quality solutions on schedule, and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Strong communication skills and a passion for problem-solving are essential.

Requirements

Strong object-oriented C++ experience working in a large code base
Strong problem-solving skills
Basic knowledge of application-level networking
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent related experience
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Must be authorized to work in the U.S., Canada, or United Kingdom without sponsorship or limitations.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and supporting commercial C++ SDKs
Familiarity with distributed simulation protocols (HLA, DIS)
Experience with traffic modeling or other vehicle behavior modeling (in any domain)
Experience with wargaming or other statistical modeling of conflict.
Experience with distributed simulation frameworks
Geospatial systems, terrain databases, or web-mapping technology
High-performance, multi-threaded applications and/or cloud deployment
Qt-based GUI development
Prior defense or military experience

Responsibilities

Collaborate with principal engineers to design and implement new features in MAK products.
Work independently to design and implement smaller features.
Partner with the QA team to diagnose and resolve complex bugs.
Support customers (usually engineers) worldwide who are writing plugins and extending the software to meet program requirements.
Visit customers occasionally to help diagnose system-level issues, develop extensions for specific needs, and provide expertise in distributed simulation architecture.
Speak to team leaders and product managers about ways you think the product should improve.