Synthetic Environment Engineer

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Responsibilities

You will be working within the UKDSC Innovations & Investment team supporting all ICElab activities.A Software or Systems Engineer, ideally with a background in the specialist area of Defence Modelling and Simulation, you will work closely with other experts and specialists to address internal and external stakeholder needs, taking direction from the Head of Visualisation and pro-actively developing concept level ideas which are not well defined, and are ever evolving. Project activities will be time constrained to days and weeks rather than months, so working at pace and under pressure in an agile development manner to meet challenging deadlines is a prerequisite. A sound knowledge and understanding of IT infrastructure (local area networking, hardware and software administration) along with the ability to work independently, sometimes on your own with little guidance to ensure that the ICElab facility and visualisations are operationally fit for purpose and ready for stakeholder meetings/presentations/visits. An understanding of constructive and virtual simulation applications and their use for concept development, decision support, warfighting experimentation and visualisation will be a distinct advantage although training will be provided if necessary. Day to day tasks will include: Effective communications with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. Ensuring that requirements are mutually understood between stakeholders and developers. Planning and managing Visualisation and Experimental Capabilities. Supporting analysis of UK technology capability to conceptualise solutions in which benefit is achieved from federating extant UK technological capabilities. Determining the specification and design of the ICElab systems, including architectures, computing infrastructure and networks, software tools and facilities - giving due consideration to the potential for long-term adaptability. Assessing ICElab capability gaps and creating and implementing plans for their closure. Contributing to the visualisation strategy across the target market opportunity areas. Managing key dependencies, interfaces and ways of working across the UKDSC team drawn from Industry and Academic and other Research Organisations. Developing and briefing the ICElab capability and technologies to SME collaborators, DGP organisations and external international stakeholders. Deliver stakeholder presentations and capability briefings. You will be continuously updating the ICElab system architecture and technical capability to meet the needs and expectation of users/stakeholders. Achievement will be made possible by leveraging existing investments in facilities and technologies for the ICElab, whilst investing in development to provide for specific capability, modelling, simulation, experimentation and demonstration needs. The ICElab facility manager will interact with a wide range of stakeholders, be responsible for the daily running of the ICElab and will need to be flexible turning their hands to a variety of tasks, including (but not limited to)video editing, computer generated forces (CGF), hardware/software administration/maintenance and the creation of visualisations. Any experience in 3d modelling and real-time simulation would be advantages.

Education/Experience

As the ICElab facility manager/simulation engineer, your skills and experience will ideally include: Knowledge of using Software/Systems as below or similar applications would be advantageous: MAK VRForces (or JSAF, OneSAF, STAGE etc) MAK VRVantage (or any image generator system) MAK data logger (replay DIS simualtions) BISim VBS3 (virtual "first person shooter" training system) AGI STK (high fidelity communications modelling and sensor mission planning) Adobe Premiere (non-linear video editing) Adobe Photoshop (image creation and photo-manipulation) GIMP (freeware version of Photoshop) LUA/C++ (for scripting and minimal code development if necessary) 3D modelling packages, e.g. Blender, Creator, 3DSMax, Lightwave, Softimage Terrain generation software, e.g. TerraVista, Terrasim General lab software e.g. Wireshark, Notepad, PowerPoint Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues with computer software and hardware An appreciation of MODAF/NAF/DoDAF/MooD/DOORS etc - systems/operational architecture frameworks and requirements management tools with the ability to develop OV1/SV6 type diagrams (using whatever media) and to brief this view back to stakeholders Appreciation of visualisation trials, integrated analysis and experimentation campaign plans (IAECP) and customer demonstrations with knowledge of Synthetic Environments - being able to apply methods and technologies from one domain to another. Sound understanding of integration principles and contemporary standards and technologies. Understand the difference between prototype and production quality - ensuring that process and engineering application is appropriate to the needs of the specific activity, being able to validate outputs when necessary. The usual place of work is the UKDSC office at Cody Park, Farnborough and at other UK locations occasionally.

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