**Description** **Role Overview:** As a Data / Software Engineer at SAIC, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and testing proof of concepts for improving flight training platforms. You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of engineers, pilots, and instructional designers to create an immersive and interactive training experience that meets the highest standards of realism and effectiveness. A key aspect of the role will involve working with flight telemetry data, applying data science techniques, and developing visualization tools to support training analysis and decision-making. This is an onsite position in San Antonio, TX. (No option for remote work). **Key Responsibilities:** + Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and design solutions for remote instruction capabilities within our flight simulation training platform. + Collect, process, and analyze flight telemetry and training data to generate insights that enhance system performance and student outcomes. + Develop data pipelines and tools for integrating telemetry data with simulation environments, machine learning models, and advanced analytics. + Implement advanced visualization techniques and dashboards to provide instructors and trainees with intuitive, real-time insights into flight performance and training progress. + Develop software modules and features to enable real-time communication, data streaming, and interaction between instructors and trainees during remote training sessions. + Integrate external APIs, protocols, and hardware interfaces to support interoperability with flight simulation hardware and software components. + Collaborate with QA engineers to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of the remote instruction features through comprehensive testing and validation. + Provide technical support and assistance to pilots, instructors, and customers during the testing and evaluation phases of the proof of concept. + Stay updated on emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in flight simulation, data science, remote instruction, and software engineering to drive continuous innovation and improvement. **Qualifications** **Qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience, or equivalent relevant experience in lieu of degree. + Must be able to obtain a Security+ or another DoD 8140 compliant certification within 6 months of employment. + Solid understanding of software development principles, algorithms, and data structures. + Proficiency in TypeScript, NodeJS, Python, with experience in developing software applications or simulations. + Experience with data handling and analysis of flight telemetry or time-series data. + Familiarity with data visualization frameworks and tools (e.g., Plotly, D3.js, Matplotlib, Power BI, or Tableau). + Experience with machine learning or statistical modeling applied to simulation or performance data is a plus. + Experience with application development for macOS and iOS platforms using Xcode and Swift. + Familiarity with real-time communication protocols (e.g., WebRTC, RTP/RTCP) and network programming concepts. + Experience with 3D graphics programming (Unreal Engine) and virtual reality (VR) technologies is a plus. + Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team. + Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. + Passion for aviation, data-driven insights, and a keen interest in flight simulation training and virtual instruction methodologies. REQNUMBER: 2509586 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability