# Staff Simulation Data Modeler

**Company:** [Onebrief](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/onebrief)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Data Science
**Salary:** $134k – $180k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Quantitative Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, Test Automation, Quality Assurance, Game Modding, Simulation Modeling, Version Control, Bug Tracking, Military Doctrine
**Posted:** 2026-08-26

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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.

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