NextGen Federal Systems, LLC

aerospace or defense

SeniorSoftwareEngineer

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer at NextGen Federal Systems, LLC. Skills: Systems Tool Kit (STK), STK Engine, STK Components, Cesium, Python, Flask, React JS, Full Stack Development. Develop, customize, and maintain STK-based applications to support mission planning, analysis, and visualization. Integrate STK (Engine, Components, or Desktop) with external tools, models, and data sources to enable end-to-end mission workflows”

What You'll Achieve.

measurably improve our client’s organizational performance

Industry & Context.

aerospace or defense
Problems you'll solve

Analyze and interpret simulation results; Troubleshoot and enhance existing tools

Eligibility Requirements

Active Top Secret (TS) clearance required, SCI eligibility preferred

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree, 5+ years’ prior work experience in the aerospace or defense industry, with demonstrated software development experience, Proficiency in Python, experience with backend frameworks such as Flask is required, Active Top Secret (TS) clearance required

Nice to Have

Experience customizing or automating STK-based tools or applications highly desired (including STK, STK Engine, STK Components, and/or Cesium), Experience integrating tools via APIs (REST or similar), expertise in React JS for building modern and responsive user interfaces is highly desirable, Knowledge of version control systems, preferably Git is highly desirable, Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role is highly desirable, SCI eligibility preferred, Experience with STK Engine, STK Components, or Cesium, Experience linking STK analyses to MBSE environments (e. g. , parameter passing, trade studies, digital thread integration), Familiarity with digital engineering ecosystems, mission thread development, or model orchestration tools, Experience with Docker, cloud environments, or DevSecOps practices, Frontend development experience (e. g. , React)

What You'll Do.

and maintain STK-based applications to support mission planning

Integrate STK (Engine

or Desktop) with external tools

and data sources to enable end-to-end mission workflows

Implement backend services using Python and support frontend interfaces as needed

Analyze and interpret simulation results

providing actionable insights to engineering teams and stakeholders

Support traceability between mission analysis outputs and system models

ensuring consistency across the digital engineering environment

Support deployment and execution of applications in modern environments (e. g.

containerized or cloud-based)

Contribute to documentation

and technical deliverables

Troubleshoot and enhance existing tools to improve performance

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

interfacing directly with end-customers and customer leadership; providing actionable insights to engineering teams and stakeholders

Communication Scope

interfacing directly with end-customers and customer leadership

Process & Methodology

responsibly executing multiple tasks in accordance with priorities and deadlines

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