Software Engineer
***Active DoD Security Clearance Strongly Preferred***
***US Citizenship Required***
***NO VISA SUPPORT or C2C***
***On-Site in OKC Required**
Position Overview: As a Software Engineer at Long Wave Inc., you will be part of an agile team responsible for developing and maintaining simulation environments and infrastructure used for training, system validation, and mission-critical applications. Your role will involve creating realistic models and simulation frameworks, ensuring seamless integration, and optimizing performance to support real-world operational requirements.
Essential Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and maintain simulation models, virtual environments, and frameworks to support training and mission-critical solutions.
Work closely with stakeholders to define simulation requirements and system dynamics.
Develop and integrate data-driven models for performance evaluation, training effectiveness, and mission support.
Validate and verify simulation software by executing test procedures, analyzing results, and benchmarking against real-world data.
Document and maintain technical code, algorithms, and specifications for simulation models.
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of simulation software with hardware components.
Implement modern simulation technologies, tools, and frameworks to enhance mission readiness and operational effectiveness.
Support the modernization and migration of legacy simulation systems to new platforms and architectures.
Apply agile software development practices, ensuring adaptability and continuous improvement.
Work Conditions: On-site in Oklahoma City, OK in an office environment.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
Extensive hands-on experience in software development, modeling, or simulation in lieu of a formal degree.
Basic Skills:
Experience in software development, simulation modeling, or a related field.
Proficiency in one or more programming languages: C#, C, C++, Python, Java, Unity3D.
Strong problem-solving skills with an ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a cross-disciplinary engineering team.
Knowledge of software integration, validation, and performance optimization.
Preferred Skills:
Experience developing embedded real-time software.
Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and microservices architecture.
Knowledge of networking, IT infrastructure, and system integration.
Experience with agile methodologies and working within Scrum teams.
Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and simulation technology advancements.
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Long Wave, you are eligible for our benefits package including:
Competitive Salary
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Long Wave Inc. is a Small Business defense contractor headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK. We are an industry leader in the installation and maintenance of Very Low Frequency/Low Frequency/High Frequency (VLF/LF/HF) communication systems, software development, software, and hardware installation, Nuclear Command and Control Communication (NC3), Contract Support Services (CSS), and systems engineering. We have grown into an agile company based on experience, trust, and integrity. Long Wave is the best Strategic Communications Small Business in America. As a leader in services and solutions, software, and engineering products, we make certain that our abilities are as diverse and unique as our customers.
As a government contractor, we specialize in:
Engineering
Tower and Antenna Maintenance and Installation
Software Development
Software and Hardware Installation
Operations and Maintenance of Government Facilities
Information Technology and Cybersecurity Services
Simulation and Training
Program Management Services for Various Agencies and Clients
Staffed with retired military, senior engineers, and support personnel from industry, we have helped to design and implement some of the United States Military’s most critical and innovative communications technologies. Our subject matter experts have hundreds of years of combined experience operating, maintaining, and modernizing communications suites around the world and our software developers have decades of experience analyzing, architecting, developing, testing, and deploying software solutions for the United States Navy and commercial customers.
Our military men and women around the world count on Long Wave to provide services for many of today’s modern military communication programs. Some of our accomplishments include:
The Clarinet Merlin Receiving System (CMRS), a shore-based communications system that continuously monitors emergency transmissions from buoys launched from United States Navy submarines;
A Command and Control (C2) Dashboard, which provides databases for operational and maintenance support for the United States Navy’s Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) leadership;
Long Wave developed Trainers and Stimulators that provide mission rehearsal capability, which can completely simulate a communication suite with integrated voice and data communications.
Long Wave is proud to have been supporting the United States Military since 1995.