Staff Simulation Data Modeler
Own the credibility of a military simulation’s entity catalog by defining data standards, quantitative performance models, AI-assisted production workflows, and continuous validation. The role requires strong analytical judgment, documentation, organization, and the ability to defend modeling decisions to customers and subject-matter experts.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead simulation entity catalog strategy across service branches, nations, and eras; track completion, freshness, and confidence.
- Translate customer and field feedback into prioritized catalog roadmaps.
- Research sources and codify standards for human and AI-assisted entity creation.
- Develop or adopt defensible formulas for weapon effects, sensor effects, fuel burn, survivability, and related performance models; partner with Engineering on implementation.
- Direct AI-agent workflows for research, data entry, documentation, and testing using prompts, review loops, and guardrails.
- Define workflow tooling requirements and partner with Engineering to build them.
- Lead verification, validation, and accreditation across catalog segments.
- Direct automated test-battery development and run competitive wargames to stress-test models and assumptions.
- Establish documentation standards and author internal and external knowledge articles explaining model logic and sources.
- Train and mentor analysts on modeling tradecraft, rubrics, and VV&A methods.
Requirements
- Strong research, analytical, quantitative modeling, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to make sound assumptions when source data is incomplete or conflicting.
- Experience directing AI agents with clear instructions, review checkpoints, and error detection.
- Ability to reason about and sanity-check formulas for weapon effects, fuel consumption, survivability, and similar models.
- Ability to manage catalogs spanning hundreds of items and track freshness, status, and priorities.
- Interest in ensuring simulation accuracy and serving as an escalation point for contested technical decisions.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with game modding tools, editors, or simulation authoring environments.
- Experience partnering with Engineering on test automation or QA tooling.
- Familiarity with military doctrine, force structure, or platform performance data.
- Experience with version control and bug-tracking systems.
- Experience mentoring, training, or establishing technical standards adopted by other contributors.
Skills
Quantitative Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, Test Automation, Quality Assurance, Game Modding, Simulation Modeling, Version Control, Bug Tracking, Military Doctrine
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