Journeyman Simulation Development Engineer

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Job Title: Journeyman Simulation Development Engineer

Location: Huntsville, AL

About Us:

Crossflow is an engineering firm in Huntsville, AL that primarily supports the aerospace and defense industries. Our core capabilities are centered around Digital Engineering including development and execution of digital frameworks, architectures, and simulation execution. Our company is intentionally staffed with high performing individuals capable of performing in a team setting. We have been selected as a Madison County Best Places to work winner and finalist for multiple years. Our company culture is focused on enabling individual employees, so that they can produce outstanding work product for our customers.

Core Values:

• Generosity

• Generosity between and among people builds cohesion which hallmarks high-functioning teams.

• Humility

• Humility fosters team-based approach to problem solving.

• Integrity

• Integrity provides the basis on which consistent and dependable relationships are grown and matured.

• Responsiveness

• Responsiveness hallmarks the provision for timely results base on hearing and understanding the needs of another, with an added component of evaluating alignment with core capabilities.

• Consistency

• Integrity provides the basis on which consistent and dependable relationships are grown and nurtured.

Position Overview:

Come build something new! You will support a Multi Domain Digital Engineering effort focused on a supporting a robust selection of Government and Prime Contractor partners. Primary duties include following a Scrum Agile process to develop code that enables a flexible analysis framework consisting of a wide array of underlying simulated system representations. This includes, but is not limited to, strategic submarine subsystems, launch vehicle platforms, aviation platforms, reentry vehicles, space operations, sensor models, and any bespoke physics-based representations needed to support our customers. The successful candidate will primarily develop in a Python environment, aid in constructing and maintaining a Continuous Integration / Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipeline, and integrating existing Government furnished simulations into the broader simulation framework. As well as contributing individually, you will be expected to aid in the mentorship and growth of junior developers on the team. You are expected to leverage your experience and past performance to help guide management decisions. You are also expected to contribute to technical discussions and architecture design alongside senior developers. Creative thinking, and well-grounded engineering and software development principles will enable you to create a new and interesting product that supports multiple organizations and military services. The data products produced by this simulation will drive strategic decisions made at the highest levels of acquisition for the appropriate Program Office and will enable a strategic overmatch that maintains the United States' ability to ensure freedom and democracy on a global scale.

Requirements:

• Experience functioning within a team

• Proven code development experience

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills

• Ability to work alone and in a group

• Desire to continually learn and improve

Desired Experience:

• Python

• Agile Scrum

• Continuous Integration / Continuous Development

• Peer-leadership and mentoring

• Experience with M&S

Relevant Resources:

• DoD Digital Engineering Strategy Guide: https://ac.cto.mil/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2018-Digital-Engineering-Strategy_Approved_PrintVersion.pdf

Education and Certification Requirements:

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field from an accredited university

• 1-5 years' experience

Security Clearance:

• Must currently have and be able maintain a DoD Secret security clearance (TS )

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer:

Crossflow ensures that employment decisions and personnel actions are administered fairly, equitably, and in compliance with the federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing EEO and personnel management. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to , , , , , , , , or status as a protected veteran.

Why Crossflow?

Crossflow Technologies is proud to offer such wonderful benefits and perks to our employees; however, we feel the biggest perk is our company culture. We harbor a culture that extends down to the individual level by hiring people who understand and embrace our company values. Values like fervently protecting work-life balance and celebrating the achievements of others. To help guide and shape this environment, we strive to solicit feedback as frequently as possible through direct conversations and anonymous input. We take great pride in the fact that we've won the Best Places to Work award for the past four years - particularly when paired with having made the Inc. 5000 list for growth the same four years. To us, this demonstrates our ability to effectively scale our culture showing that Crossflow has been and continues to be, a place that people want to be.

Benefit-Eligible Employee Perks:

EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION COVERAGE
Crossflow is pleased to offer employees with exceptional single and family options for health, dental, and vision coverage. Payments are taken from the first two paychecks of each month. At a glance,
• Health coverage choices (including an HSA) ranging from $0.00 to $146.40;
• Dental coverage ranges from $4.00 to $15.00; and
• Vision coverage ranges from $4.33 to $11.41.

CROSSFLOW KUDOS SPOT BONUS PROGRAM
We created a unique performance bonus program called Crossflow Kudos. Throughout the year, employees are nominated by other employees, company leads, and even individuals outside of Crossflow to receive additional compensation and personal recognition for their positive work. There are six broad categories in which employees can earn Kudos awards.

401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN & COMPANY MATCHING
Crossflow uses Principal as our 401(k) plan sponsor. Employees can choose payroll deduction and fund investing options. Payroll deductions will begin the month following your enrollment. Crossflow matches 100% of the first 3% of compensation, plus 50% of the next 2% of compensation.

HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Crossflow offers education assistance to benefit-eligible employees for degree programs at their director's discretion. Crossflow feels that a well-rounded education, even outside of an employee's current role, can enhance an employee's skillset and increase the company's value.

GENEROUS PTO ACCRUAL & FLEXIBLE LEAVE POLICY
Crossflow currently grants 11 federally observed paid holidays. In addition to these holidays, Crossflow offers a minimum of 2 weeks of paid time off (PTO) to all full-time employees. Employees may utilize PTO for any reason (sickness, vacation, personal day, etc.) and can carry over a maximum of 120 hours from year to year. Many employees are authorized to work additional hours within a normal, forty-hour pay period. This approval is included in the employee's offer letter for employment. These extra hours may be banked for compensatory (comp) time off.

PAID PARENTAL & BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
To help our employees be present with family during major life events, Crossflow provides additional PTO. We offer varying types of paid Parental Leave to aid birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents transition into parenthood. Crossflow also recognizes the importance of supporting employees who endure a death in their family by providing up to 5 days of paid Bereavement Leave a year.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
We support employees who seek out personal or professional growth opportunities through a myriad of enabling programs to further equip themselves. Professional Development includes, but is not limited to, training courses, certificate programs, memberships to industry groups, and materials.

EMPLOYEE DRIVEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
We create as many opportunities as possible for employees to meet and build community. We offer monthly team bonding activities, allowing team members to assemble on a different level than at work. In addition to these gatherings, in 2021 we established Crossflow Cares, an employee-owned and operated charitable organization focused on awarding grants and providing volunteers to local non-profits. Furthermore, Crossflow Technologies is committed to serving the public by investing a large portion of our net income in the greater Huntsville/Madison County area.

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM & MORALE LUNCHES
The most successful people in the world always have a terrific team behind them, and Crossflow chooses to be the team behind the people, cheering our employees on to meaningful successes. Our Mentorship Program involves strategically pairing a protégé with a mentor who understands an employee's career aspirations and provides coaching towards that goal. A less structured version of this is our Morale Lunch program. We committed a portion of our budget to support our leads to meet with their team members over lunch and facilitate quality catch up sessions. The morale lunches have become a great tool for maintaining open communication and gaining insightful feedback.