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Every open software job across the Dayton metro — Montgomery County and the Greene and Miami county suburbs, including the Wright-Patterson AFB defense-tech belt around Beavercreek and Fairborn — pulled straight from each employer’s own careers feed and laid out plainly, with no aggregator noise in between. I keep it local and primary-sourced so wherever you are in the search, the next step is a little easier.
160 active postings · 6 AI required · 33 AI mentioned · 121 no AI mention.
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A senior quality engineering role at PNC building and scaling automated testing for the bank's lending and payments platforms. The work spans test strategy and framework design, API and regression automation wired into CI/CD, SQL-based data validation, BDD and performance testing, and quality gates and testability analysis intended to cut defect leakage; experience in regulated or high-integrity domains is preferred.
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A senior director of software engineering leading multiple teams building products for Elsevier's Nursing and Medical Education business, driving cloud modernization, API-first architecture, and AI-enabled capabilities. Notable is the emphasis on healthcare/education-technology domain experience and fluency adopting AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code and Copilot responsibly across teams.
AI-keyword evidence: claude code
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A specialist OLTP database-engineer role at PNC's Lending Tech org owning Oracle and MySQL OLTP database design, performance tuning, partitioning, replication, and HA/DR (Data Guard, GoldenGate, Exadata) for high-volume lending-payment systems. The role is a deep database specialist position, not a generalist data engineer. For an Oracle/MySQL OLTP DBA-engineer with HA/DR depth.
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Builds cloud-native, event-driven analytic software that supports digital engineering workflows and model interoperability, integrating analytical tools with reference architectures modeled using Model-Based Systems Engineering. Hands-on work includes API development and integration with customer-supplied services, model checking, UI components focused on SysML v2 data harvesting and automation, CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, and code reviews with customer technical interchange meetings. Requires a current Top Secret clearance or the ability to obtain a U.S. government clearance with U.S. citizenship, work inside a sensitive compartmented information facility roughly two to five days a week, and occasional travel of 10 to 15 percent.
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An experienced software engineering position developing and integrating high-fidelity models into the AFSIM modeling and simulation framework for Air Force Research Laboratory, NASIC, DARPA and other defense and intelligence programs. The team wants a full stack developer who can extend wsf_python and related tooling on Linux, with at least three years of software and M&S development and two years of C++ and Python3, working in agile cycles with git, GitLab and Jenkins. US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance are required.
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Defines, creates and updates software system architectures and guides their implementation with software engineers, while staying hands-on and contributing code for releases. The role covers functional and detailed design documentation, ensuring systems are secure, resilient and observable, translating customer requirements into system requirements with product owners, and mentoring engineers on architecture practice. It calls for five or more years as a software architect or engineer, US citizenship, and a Top Secret clearance or the ability to obtain one; MBSE, C4 modeling with Structurizr and zero-trust and identity architecture experience are listed as desirable.
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DevOps and platform engineering supporting the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, on a team responsible for building, maintaining and scaling foundational infrastructure with Kubernetes, cloud services and GitLab. Responsibilities cover configuration and maintenance of infrastructure-as-code tooling and CI/CD pipelines, managing and troubleshooting containerized workloads, and scripting in Python, Bash and Go to improve platform efficiency. The position requires an active DoD Top Secret and Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance plus an active CompTIA Security Plus, SecurityX or CISSP certification, involves about ten percent travel, and may be filled at either the DevOps Engineer or Principal DevOps Engineer level.
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A junior software engineering position on a modeling and simulation team that evolves the AFSIM simulation framework and its codebase for Air Force Research Laboratory, NASIC and other defense and intelligence customers. The work is C++, C#, Python or Java development, incorporating scenarios and models into AFSIM, and performing testing and verification using agile practices and git-based CI/CD tooling. US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance are required.
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Security research work on a cyberwarfare team, reverse engineering hardware, firmware, software and network protocols to understand how systems behave and where they can be attacked. The role covers identifying vulnerabilities and attack vectors, building proof-of-concept exploits, writing custom tools and scripts to automate analysis, and documenting findings for technical and non-technical audiences. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a government security clearance, and experience with IDA Pro, Ghidra or Binary Ninja is preferred.
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Full stack engineering role at KBR supporting the GEMSTONE modeling and simulation platform for the Department of the Air Force, developing backend services in Go, Python or Java and maintaining the applications around them. The position pairs application development with platform delivery work in the Department of Defense Platform One ecosystem and Unicorn Delivery Service, helping engineering teams deploy, operate, secure and maintain applications inside standardized government Kubernetes environments. The work is grounded in DevSecOps practice - containerization, infrastructure automation, secure delivery pipelines and API and database design.
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A mid-to-senior reverse-engineering role in Beavercreek doing full-scope RE across hardware, firmware, software, and network protocols, plus vulnerability research and tool development. Assembly, C/C++, Python with IDA Pro / Ghidra / Binary Ninja. 4–9 years, government clearance eligibility; Beavercreek salary band $99,200–$130,000.
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Full stack development role building end-to-end web applications that use large language models inside a secure Department of Defense environment. The stack is Python with FastAPI or Flask on the backend, React, Vue or Streamlit for chat and search interfaces, PostgreSQL alongside vector databases such as pgvector, Milvus or Chroma, retrieval-augmented generation over internal documents, and containerization with Docker or Podman. A NACI clearance is the minimum to start, deployment targets include air-gapped and IL5 or higher environments, and local travel runs up to 10 percent.
AI-keyword evidence: vector database
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Cloud architecture role designing and building scalable software development and test environments for high-profile defense acquisition programs, with heavy emphasis on moving on-premises workloads into hyperscale cloud environments. The work spans cloud strategy and roadmaps, assessing legacy mission systems for cloud suitability, cross-domain solutions that move unclassified software and data into classified environments, CI/CD in hybrid cloud, infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, Ansible or Chef, containers with Kubernetes, Docker or Podman, and preparing accreditation packages to obtain an Authority to Operate. Requires seven or more years in DevOps, security engineering or site reliability engineering, high proficiency with Azure and Google Cloud, and an active US Top Secret clearance.
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Cloud engineering supporting DAF CLOUDworks, a secure cloud program at the Air Force Research Lab in Beavercreek, Ohio that spans more than ten teams across information security, infrastructure development and cloud migration. The role provides technical support to program customers and works on operations, sustainment and enhancement of cloud offerings, drawing on infrastructure components including network, storage, Linux and Windows, cloud platforms, infrastructure as code, containerization and scripting in Bash or PowerShell. It requires an active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information access, IAT Level II certification within sixty days of start, and the ability to support 24x7 on-call; the opening is a pipeline listing used to identify candidates rather than a current vacancy.
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Cloud engineering supporting the National Space Intelligence Center cloud infrastructure at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, maintaining, implementing and enhancing capabilities on a team working directly with senior leadership stakeholders in a full life cycle agile process. Expected expertise covers infrastructure components including network, storage, Linux and Windows, IT security concepts, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud platforms, infrastructure as code, containerization, microservices and scripting in Bash or PowerShell. An active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information access is required, along with the ability to obtain IAT Level II certification within sixty days of start, and travel runs about ten percent.
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Mid-level software engineering role building, integrating and evaluating positioning, navigation and timing software for DoD research and applied programs. Day-to-day work includes implementing algorithms grounded in measurement modeling and error characterization, integrating software with hardware- and software-in-the-loop and digital twin environments, building interfaces to external systems, and supporting test planning and analysis alongside systems engineers. Expects three to seven years of experience with C#, C++ or Python on Linux and familiarity with GNSS, inertial navigation, timing or sensor fusion; candidates must be able to obtain a US DoD security clearance, and the role is onsite in Beavercreek, Ohio with no relocation assistance.
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Software engineering and test-and-evaluation role supporting the Air Force Advanced Battle Management System division, covering design, development, implementation, configuration management and quality control of software for scientific and engineering applications. The work involves translating customer requirements into designs, prototyping, resolving software discrepancies against documented requirements, running Agile tooling such as Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket, and ensuring product lines interoperate across the broader joint command and control effort. An active TS/SCI clearance is required, the position is on site in Beavercreek, Ohio, and travel runs 20 to 40 percent.
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Senior software engineering role at a defense contractor building software test suites and integration/test infrastructure for advanced embedded systems. Work centers on test automation across embedded Linux, C/C++, Python, and hardware-in-the-loop environments. Requires an active TS/SCI security clearance.
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A full-stack software engineering role developing satellite ground-system software in a fast-paced Agile environment at BAE Systems. The work spans backend services and web front ends and touches mission planning, requirements management, and information assurance for defense customers. It is a defense-sector software role based in Fairborn, Ohio.
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A full-stack software engineering role at BAE Systems developing satellite command-and-control, mission-planning, and data-analysis software for defense ground systems. Work involves distributed C2 software, cloud development on AWS, and CI/CD workflows within an Agile team, spanning front-end (JavaScript, Angular, React) and backend (Java, Python, SQL/NoSQL databases) development. Note: requires an active TS/SCI security clearance.
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A full-stack software engineering role at BAE Systems building satellite command-and-control, mission-planning, and data-analysis software for defense ground systems. The work spans distributed C2 software, AWS cloud development, and CI/CD within an Agile team, across front-end (JavaScript, Angular, React) and backend (Java, Python) technologies. Note: requires an active TS/SCI security clearance.
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A senior virtualization engineer managing and optimizing VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter environments for mission-critical DoD systems, extending into VDI (Horizon, NVIDIA vGPU) and supporting networking, F5 load balancers, and Cisco gear. This is defense infrastructure work, and the SecureView reference points to a classified environment, so expect a security-clearance requirement.
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A mission-performance engineering role for BAE space, air, and ground mission systems. It combines Python, signal processing, modeling, data analysis, and systems-analysis tools to evaluate advanced aerospace and national-security architectures.
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A principal AI/ML systems-engineering role in Fairborn building sensor-model development for defense applications — model architecture, evaluation, and validation work in Python with scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch. Computer vision, automated target recognition, and large-language-model exposure expected, with application to infrared and synthetic-aperture radar imagery.
AI-keyword evidence: machine learning
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A signal and image processing engineering role at BAE Systems supporting remote sensing and machine learning applications in national security contexts. The work centers on algorithm development, statistical analysis, and PIR sensor processing, with cloud deployment and full-stack development listed as additional areas. Security-sensitive environment implies clearance will be required.
AI-keyword evidence: machine learning
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A senior mission-engineering analyst role using STK and AFSIM with Python for systems analysis, signal processing, and performance modeling of space and orbital systems. Multi-site posting that includes Fairborn alongside Boulder, Chantilly, and Broomfield; more analytical-modeling than application-software work.
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Despite the generic Computer Engineer title, this is a modeling-and-simulation software engineer role supporting DoD platforms in a government DevSecOps environment, coding primarily in C++ with the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE). Work is in Dayton, Ohio, uses Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift and Windows/Red Hat Linux, may require travel to government facilities, requires U.S. citizenship, and requires the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
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A modeling and simulation engineering role on a small Dayton-based defense team, developing models, algorithms, and the simulation software around them for aerospace systems, subsystems, and components. Work runs from model development in MATLAB and Simulink through integration into engagement-level, theater-level, and hardware-in-the-loop simulation architectures, with test planning, data analysis, and report generation attached. Candidates must be in or willing to relocate to the Dayton, Ohio area, and familiarity with DoD and intelligence community context plus tools such as AFSIM, NGTS, or JSE is desired.
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A C++ software development role building and maintaining modeling and simulation applications for a defense engineering team. Responsibilities are conventional product engineering - feature and architecture design, code review, defect triage, test plan development, and deployment across both Windows and Linux. Experience with the EAAGLES simulation framework and with Lua or Python scripting is called out as a bonus rather than a requirement.
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Research and development engineer developing and implementing algorithms and analysis tools for infrared and EO/IR/RF signature phenomenology, supporting the processing, exploitation, and dissemination of sensor data for defense intelligence work. Programming in Python, Matlab, or C++ is combined with modeling of missile and aircraft systems and physics-based signature generation using COTS and GOTS software. Requires the ability to obtain a security clearance, with an active Top Secret clearance and a physics or engineering background preferred.
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Modeling and simulation engineer building digital models and the simulation frameworks that represent RF electronic warfare, EO/IR, and infrared countermeasure systems for US Navy and defense programs. The role is hands-on software development in C++, C#, Python, or Java within a core simulation system, following agile methodologies. Requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, with roughly five years of relevant development experience.
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Mid-level modeling and simulation engineer developing digital models, simulation frameworks, and capabilities for congested electromagnetic-environment simulation supporting US Navy and defense programs. The work is hands-on software development in C++, C#, Python, or Java, modeling RF electronic warfare, EO/IR, and infrared countermeasure systems within a core simulation system using agile methods. Requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, with an aerospace, mechanical engineering, or physics background expected.
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A front-end UI engineering role on KBR's National Security Solutions team building modern, responsive web applications for the GEMSTONE platform used by engineers, analysts, and mission users in the Department of the Air Force. The engineer develops accessible interfaces that integrate with REST and GraphQL APIs to simplify complex digital-engineering, modeling-and-simulation, analytics, and data-management workflows. Work is collaborative and set in a DoD defense mission context.
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A full-stack software engineering role on KBR's National Security Solutions team centered on storage architecture, distributed storage systems, and cloud-native data platforms for the GEMSTONE modeling-and-simulation environment. The engineer designs and operates scalable, secure storage and data-persistence services within Kubernetes-based environments across classified and unclassified, cloud and on-premises deployments for the Department of the Air Force. Emphasis is on supporting M&S, digital-engineering, and AI/ML workloads.
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A full-stack software engineering position on KBR's National Security Solutions team focused on Go (Golang) backend development for the GEMSTONE platform supporting the Department of the Air Force. The engineer builds scalable microservices and cloud-native services covering service discovery, API management, artifact publication, workflow orchestration, and identity integration, and applicants are asked to submit a sample Go application they wrote. Work is Agile and mission-driven within a DoD defense context.
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Database engineering role supporting a defense modeling-and-simulation SaaS platform (GEMSTONE) for the U.S. Air Force and broader Department of Defense. The work covers design, administration, automation, and optimization of relational, non-relational, and distributed databases used by containerized microservices, collaborating with DevSecOps, platform, and cybersecurity teams using CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
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A mid-level software integration and test engineering role on a defense aerospace team working on autonomy and autonomous-control systems for air platforms. Responsibilities include developing containerized autonomy services, software test fixtures, and integration test plans using CI/CD and containers. Requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret-level DoD security clearance.
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A junior software engineering role on a defense aerospace team testing and evaluating autonomy and autonomous-control systems for air platforms. Work involves containerized autonomy services, software test fixtures, integration test plans, and CI/CD on a Linux, Git, and Python stack. Requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret-level DoD security clearance.
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An integration/systems engineering role on a defense digital-engineering team, supporting secure computing systems and workflows for Department of Defense modeling, simulation, and systems-engineering programs. Work includes software development (C, C++, Python, Java), system integration and administration, and secure development and operational processes. Requires US citizenship and an active Secret-level DoD security clearance.
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A senior integration/systems engineering role on a defense digital-engineering team, architecting and deploying secure computing systems and workflows for Department of Defense R&D in modeling, simulation, and systems engineering. Work spans software development (C, C++, Python, Java), secure cloud-based environments, and system integration and administration. Requires US citizenship and an active Secret-level DoD security clearance.
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A senior cloud systems-architecture role designing cloud/DevOps platforms for processing highly classified data on the B-21 program, blended with heavy defense-acquisition duties (DoDI 5000.02, USAF Airworthiness/MIL-HDBK-516, program reviews). Requires US citizenship, a Computer Science degree, 10+ years, and a TS/SCI clearance. This is as much a DoD systems-engineering/acquisition role as a pure cloud one.
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Defense software engineering role designing and maintaining mission-critical software for airborne and ground-based national defense and intelligence systems, including lab, ground, and flight testing. Requires US citizenship and an active DoD Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI, plus experience in C++, Java, Python, or Go.
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Senior software engineer leading the design and development of high-velocity data stream processing software for AFRL, building scalable, high-performance distributed systems in Java or Python. Also mentors junior engineers, conducts code reviews, and leads troubleshooting and root-cause analysis; the role is fully onsite in Colorado Springs, CO or Beavercreek, OH.
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Senior software engineer leading the design and development of high-velocity data stream processing software for AFRL, building scalable, high-performance distributed systems in Java or Python. Also mentors junior engineers, conducts code reviews, and leads troubleshooting and root-cause analysis; the role is fully onsite in Colorado Springs, CO or Beavercreek, OH.
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Mid-level software engineer supporting Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) work, designing and building software for high-velocity data stream processing systems in Java or Python with an emphasis on throughput, reliability, and availability. Involves data processing and integration across formats like XML and Protocol Buffers, plus unit/integration testing and code reviews; the position is fully onsite in Colorado Springs, CO or Beavercreek, OH.
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Mid-level software engineer supporting Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) work, designing and building software for high-velocity data stream processing systems in Java or Python with an emphasis on throughput, reliability, and availability. Involves data processing and integration across formats like XML and Protocol Buffers, plus unit/integration testing and code reviews; the position is fully onsite in Colorado Springs, CO or Beavercreek, OH.
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A C++ software engineering role developing autonomous-systems software for the Air Force Research Laboratory, supporting U.S. Air Force and Space Force missions. The work involves designing, building, and integrating software that enables intelligent, autonomous behaviors in complex operational environments. It is a defense and national-security role based in Dayton, Ohio.
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Software engineer on KBR's National Security Solutions team building a modeling-and-simulation SaaS platform for the Department of the Air Force, developing secure cloud-based cluster and application lifecycles and core platform services such as user management, licensing, and usage tracking. Works primarily in C++ with a DevSecOps stack (GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform, Artifactory) across Linux and Windows/RHEL environments.
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A software engineering role supporting the U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker weapon-system lifecycle program. Work spans software design, integration, testing, sustainment, and modernization for mission-critical aircraft systems, coordinating with government and contractor teams to meet operational, safety, and airworthiness requirements. It is a defense-program software role based in Dayton, Ohio.
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A principal-level model-based systems engineering (MBSE) role supporting the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, focused on building system reference models and developing AI/ML pipelines that automate and enhance MBSE products. It includes leading junior model-based systems engineers and requires knowledge of SysML and object-oriented languages (Java, C++, Python). This is a defense role requiring US citizenship and an active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, plus a relevant engineering degree and 12-plus years of experience.
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Principal software engineer leading integration, automation, and verification for distributed, mission-critical DoD software systems in support of AFRL. Drives automation and verification into CI/CD pipelines, builds integration frameworks and observability/reporting tooling, and works across cloud-based distributed architectures alongside systems engineers, developers, and government stakeholders.
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A modeling-and-simulation analyst role in the Strategic High-speed Advanced Development Organization — evaluating combat weapon systems' survivability and military utility in the AFSIM framework with Python and in-house post-processing tools, informing DoD acquisition decisions. Requires an active Secret clearance and 4-8 years of AFSIM operational-analysis experience.
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A Software Developer at Applied Research Solutions (Dayton) supporting secure cloud-platform delivery for government mission teams - developing platform-integrated tooling, automation, and user-facing capabilities across multiple classification tiers within government-furnished cloud enclaves. It is a hands-on cloud development role requiring independence and thorough documentation, and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance. A fit for a cloud developer comfortable in defense/classified environments.
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A software engineer building agentic, AI-enabled applications with Python, cloud architecture, and DevSecOps and CI/CD, including MLOps, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code, for national-security missions. The role blends agentic AI development with secure platform engineering and mentoring.
AI-keyword evidence: ai-assisted
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A machine-learning engineering role on an R&D team applying Python with PyTorch or TensorFlow across the full model lifecycle, but aimed squarely at materials science, chemistry, and microelectronics problems rather than general ML. Candidates are expected to bring a physical-science background alongside ML skills, deploying models to edge, desktop, and cloud. It sits at an employee-owned defense and aerospace R&D firm, on-site in Huntsville, AL or Dayton, OH.
AI-keyword evidence: machine learning engineer
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A DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code role supporting a defense cloud-modernization effort at Wright-Patterson AFB, building version-controlled, auditable automation and CI/CD pipelines for on-premise and cloud environments. Emphasis is on controlled change management, peer review, rollback, and secrets management in a security-sensitive setting, working with cloud, network, and cybersecurity teams. Onsite at a military base, with mentoring of junior staff expected.
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C++ and Python development within the Defense Systems Kinetics business area, building high-performance software for integrated digital engineering that supports operational analysis and military utility assessments of strategic high-speed systems, including real-time and embedded applications. Requires 8+ years of related C++ and Python software development experience.
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Operational technology role helping design, build and maintain the SCADA and generation-management systems that monitor and control AES clean-energy plants across the PJM, ERCOT and MISO markets — spanning hardware, networking, firewalls and remote field devices as much as application work. The company requires candidates to live in the Dayton, Ohio area and come to the office five days a week, with relocation assistance available. Targets 1-5 years of OT experience, with Monarch SCADA and Automatic Generation Control familiarity called out.
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An entry-level computer engineering role supporting Air Force Research Laboratory digital-engineering work, focused on modeling and simulation (AFSIM) of military models and operational concepts rather than typical app development. Requires US citizenship, eligibility for a Secret clearance, onsite work with no remote option, and a technical bachelor's degree.
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A DoD systems engineering role supporting Air Force Special Operations and Personnel Recovery acquisition programs at Wright-Patterson AFB, working with requirements tools like DOORS and architecture modeling rather than writing code. Requires US citizenship and an active Secret clearance, with about 10% travel and onsite work.
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A senior cloud-native full-stack engineering role at defense contractor Applied Research Solutions, supporting a government customer in Dayton, Ohio. The team works across JavaScript, Python, React, and Angular and values a broad skill set plus independent problem-solving with reach-back support. Expect a government-program environment spanning varied technologies rather than a single product stack.
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A senior cybersecurity engineer (ISSM) role at a defense contractor supporting an Air Force EPASS GB contract in the Dayton/WPAFB area, serving as the primary cybersecurity technical advisor to the Authorizing Official and PM. The work centers on Risk Management Framework, continuous monitoring, ATO maintenance, and POA&M corrective actions under DoD and NIST standards. This is a cleared, compliance-focused defense role requiring cybersecurity certifications per AFMAN 17-1303.
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C++ programming role on KBR's Beavercreek engineering team, developing and integrating operable systems in C/C++ on Unix using templates, STL, and C++14/17. Requires at least two years of C/C++ coding plus strong RDBMS, testing, and modern source-control experience, with Java, Python, Perl, or shell scripting a plus.
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An enterprise architecture role for a regulated utility, defining multi-year technology roadmaps and solution-architecture guardrails aligned to grid, T&D, and customer-engagement strategy, and governing integration, data, and technical dependencies across legacy and modern systems. It emphasizes embedding compliance and auditability into designs and identifying AI, automation, and analytics opportunities, requiring 10+ years in software development, architecture, or digital product leadership.
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A senior DevOps/DevSecOps engineer role building a DevSecOps platform-as-a-service for a U.S. Government customer in an Azure environment. You build CI/CD pipelines, manage Azure infrastructure via IaC, automate developer desktops and enterprise workloads, enforce security compliance, and provide Tier 3 support. Requires the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
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Senior technical advisory and subject-matter-expert role supporting the Air Force MQ-9 program at Wright-Patterson AFB, guiding digital engineering, software architecture, and Government Reference Architecture adoption (Open Mission Systems). It is an advisor role to government program managers overseeing contractor software development, rather than a hands-on developer position; DoD and Air Force program experience is expected.
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A team-lead reverse-engineering role in Beavercreek Township mentoring engineers and shaping scalable RE solutions, with direct customer engagement on long-term technical direction. Master’s degree, 10+ years incl. 5 in RE, active Secret clearance required; Beavercreek salary band $142,000–$195,000.
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A defense research-engineering role analyzing and exploiting infrared and Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) sensor data — including space-based missile-warning (SBIRS) systems — and developing data-processing algorithms in Python and MATLAB. It blends EO/IR systems engineering and sensor phenomenology with software for sensor exploitation in support of an intelligence-center mission. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance and about 6+ years of relevant experience; Dayton-based, posted $145K–$170K.
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A machine-learning engineer at an employee-owned defense contractor advancing AI capabilities for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, developing ML, data-mining, and statistical algorithms for pattern recognition and anomaly detection on sensor data. Defense/intelligence work (clearance likely). Dayton.
AI-keyword evidence: machine learning engineer
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A senior DoD software/DevSecOps engineering role aligned to Platform One practices, doing modernization, CI/CD, secure coding, and mission-application sustainment in classified DoD environments. Requires US citizenship, an active Top Secret clearance, and a technical degree with about 12 years of experience (or a Master's with less).
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Software engineering role centered on designing, developing and running structure-aware fuzz tests against embedded system components for defense programs. Beyond the fuzzing and vulnerability discovery work, the position involves C, C++ and Python development, reading and modifying complex CMake and Waf build scripts, authoring container images with Podman, and scripting automation for testing, verification and deployment pipelines. U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or hold a current government security clearance are required, and occasional travel for customer support and presentations is expected.
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Entry-level software engineering role supporting Department of the Air Force air-platform testing and rapid development, doing full-stack work with a C++ backend and TypeScript/Vue frontend around simulation and defense protocols (OMS, GRID, DIS, STANAG). Uses CI/CD tooling and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and requires an active DoD Secret clearance.
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A mid-level software engineering role at a defense contractor supporting NASIC at Wright-Patterson AFB, building and maintaining data-analysis tools for technical intelligence products. It is full-stack (Angular/React, TypeScript on the front; Java/C++/Python/Go on the back) with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL and Kubernetes. Requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance; states a $83,500-$146,000 range.
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This is a senior test-and-evaluation (T&E) engineer role for DoD command-and-control systems, not a software developer position; the work is planning and executing developmental and operational testing, writing TEMPs and DT/OT test plans, and analyzing test data. It is co-located with the customer at Wright-Patterson AFB with up to 20% travel, requires 15+ years of engineering experience, and involves hardware- and software-in-the-loop plus live-fire testing.
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A senior/principal Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) role, not general software: embedding cybersecurity into DoD system and security architectures across the SDLC, applying cyber-resiliency and risk-mitigation strategies, and interfacing with program managers and defense contractors. Based in Dayton, OH or Hanscom AFB, MA, up to 20% travel, supporting a Wright-Patterson AFB customer (clearance-level defense work).
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A senior cloud software engineering role at a defense/intelligence contractor building cloud-native microservices and enterprise catalog/metadata services for the Air Force and Intelligence Community across AWS/Azure/GCP. It is deep Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/Helm) and cloud-security work with mentoring responsibilities, delivered across multiple security enclaves. Expect clearance requirements typical of IC mission work.
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A senior FPGA and DSP engineering role leading advanced communications and RF system development at KBR. The job is technical leadership plus hands-on architecture, implementation, debugging, and lab integration across FPGA, embedded, and SDR environments.
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A hands-on FPGA engineering role on KBR's national-security communications and RF systems. The work is FPGA-based DSP implementation, hardware bring-up, integration with embedded systems, and close collaboration across hardware, firmware, and software teams.
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A senior DevSecOps-focused computer engineering role supporting the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, designing and maintaining complex programming projects while ensuring DoD cybersecurity compliance and CI/CD automation. Requires US citizenship, an active TS/SCI clearance, and an MS in a computing field with 10+ years of experience.
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A software developer role writing modeling-and-simulation applications primarily in C++ on both Windows and Linux for DoD systems. It requires an active Top Secret clearance with SCI and SAP eligibility, is onsite in Dayton, and favors experience with the EAAGLES framework and scripting in Python or Lua.
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A software language engineer role at Tangram Flex developing a domain-specific language standard for describing defense software-component architectures, capturing control flow, configurability, and runtime updates in clean language syntax. The work integrates the language with defense software platforms and supports RF-component interfaces and code reuse. A fit for an engineer with programming-language or compiler design interest in a defense context.
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A Software Engineer slot at Radiance Technologies (Dayton, defense contractor) — Python and/or C++ server-side, modern JavaScript frontend (React), Git, Kubernetes / Helm / OKD optional, CI/CD with GitLab CI or Jenkins, containerization (Docker/Podman). Requires an active TS/SCI clearance — the hard gate. Occasional out-of-state travel for client events. For a cleared software engineer who wants defense/customer-facing development work.
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An early-career software role on a position-navigation-and-timing (PNT) systems team in Beavercreek, working alongside RF systems engineers on hardware-in-the-loop and digital-twin integrations. C# / C++ or Python on Linux and Windows, 0–2 years, GNSS / inertial navigation familiarity. Must be able to obtain a U.S. DoD clearance.
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A senior PNT software-engineering role in Beavercreek leading the design and implementation of physics-grounded algorithms for measurement modeling, error characterization, and estimator behavior; mentors junior engineers. 8+ years in C/C++ or Python and deep PNT fundamentals; clearance eligibility required.
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A computational aerospace research role centered on physics-based modeling and simulation of hypersonic flight, extreme combined environments, aeroelasticity, and multifunctional structures within an MDAO framework, delivered to AFRL and other DoD customers. This is engineering research, not application development; requires U.S. citizenship and clearance eligibility, with Python and Linux proficiency as the core computing requirement.
AI-keyword evidence: machine learning
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A full-stack software developer role at a defense/intelligence contractor supporting GEOINT and DoD/IC data systems, building and maintaining systems in Java, Python, C/C++, SQL or JavaScript in a fast-paced R&D environment. Requires US citizenship, 4+ years of DoD/IC experience, and an active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a CI polygraph. States a $130,000-$160,000 range.
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Rust Software Developer at Booz Allen Hamilton supporting national-defense missions — three-plus years of Rust, designing containerized services with Kubernetes, autoscaling (HPA/VPA/cluster), CI/CD via GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins, plus Python or C++ experience. SECRET clearance required and bachelor's degree; this is the mission-critical Rust track inside Booz Allen's defense practice.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence
Summary
A Senior Infrastructure Engineer on PNC's mainframe-security team — RACF and ACF2 policy administration, CF structure changes, z/OS, OSA, TCP/IP, VTAM, OpenSSH, UNIX System Services. Niche mainframe-security role inside a big bank: mainframe-platform maintenance, encryption ciphers, AT-TLS policies. Pittsburgh or Cleveland; for an experienced mainframe security administrator.
AI-keyword evidence: machine learning
Summary
A senior cloud systems architect role providing technical leadership for cloud computing and DevOps at an Air Force program office, designing systems that process highly classified data at Wright-Patterson AFB. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance and 10 years designing large, complex IT operations.
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A principal DevOps engineering role in Fairborn on cloud-native space and defense ground software; AWS with EKS, Terraform, Ansible, Teradici VDI, plus GitLab CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code. Mentorship and cross-functional collaboration expected; Security+ certification required.
Summary
A modeling-and-simulation software-development role in Beavercreek supporting AFRL, NASIC, DARPA and other DoD/IC projects — 5+ years software development with 3+ years in C++ on Windows, AFSIM / ITASE / NGTS exposure, GitLab / Bitbucket / Jenkins CI/CD. U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance.
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A DevSecOps engineering role in a cleared defense environment, building and securing CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure with a strong Kubernetes and Infrastructure-as-Code focus. The toolset is broad — Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Istio, ArgoCD, GitLab CI, Terraform, Ansible, plus security tooling (OpenSCAP, NeuVector, TwistLock) — across AWS/Azure, with site-reliability duties. Requires ten-plus years across network/cloud/security/DevOps roles, a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, and a relevant degree.
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A system security engineering SME role in defense anti-tamper and Program Protection planning, protecting Critical Program Information in weapon systems against reverse engineering and exploitation. The work supports the DoD Anti-Tamper Executive Agent at Wright-Patterson AFB, spanning requirements, testing, RFP development, microelectronics assessment, and teaching anti-tamper courses. This is a cleared defense role within SAP/SCI facilities requiring deep DoD systems-engineering and Program Protection experience.
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A senior system security engineer role supporting the DoD Anti-Tamper Executive Agent program at Wright-Patterson AFB, focused on Program Protection planning, anti-tamper methodologies, protecting Critical Program Information, and assessing GOTS/COTS components for reverse-engineering/exploitation vulnerabilities. Work is in SAP/SCI facilities and includes teaching anti-tamper course modules; a clearance-driven defense engineering role.
Summary
A cloud-native applications role in Beavercreek Township building containerized services on AWS with Docker and Amazon EKS, plus serverless/event-driven work via Knative and Helm packaging. GitLab + Argo CD GitOps for CI/CD; Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Flask, Node.js, React/Next.js, and PostgreSQL preferred.
Summary
The senior version of the Radiance reverse-engineering role at NASIC FME (Beavercreek) — 10+ years of software engineering with compiler-mechanics, compiler-security, and reverse-engineering tooling expertise. Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.
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This is aerospace modeling-and-simulation work rather than conventional software development: building and testing 3DOF/6DOF flight models of air-launched weapons, ballistic missiles, and hypersonic vehicles in MATLAB/Simulink, with C++ or Python a plus. Requires US citizenship, an active Top Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility, an ABET aerospace or mechanical engineering degree with about eight years of experience, and being local or willing to relocate to Dayton, OH; posted pay is $107,900 to $195,050.
Summary
A senior Application Developer at Booz Allen — Node.js / TypeScript / SQL / PostgreSQL / Redis / Elasticsearch — supporting intelligence-sector clients, requires TS/SCI with polygraph and 6+ years of experience (parallel mid-grade requisition to R0240024). Posted across many sites including Dayton, OH. For a mid-to-senior cleared full-stack engineer in the Node ecosystem with a polygraph.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence
Summary
A model-based systems-engineering (digital engineering) role for defense aerospace systems such as aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, and satellites, building and maintaining SysML models, digital-engineering toolchains, and requirements traceability rather than writing application software. Tools include Cameo, MagicDraw, or Enterprise Architect under MBSE practices, and it requires a bachelor's with 8+ years or a master's with 6+.
Summary
A senior application software engineer role at an employee-owned defense contractor supporting an Air Force logistics modernization program (FLITES), designing, developing and testing enterprise applications within an Agile methodology. It replaces legacy Air Force item-management systems and integrates with many logistics enterprise systems. Onsite in the Dayton/WPAFB area; expect DoD clearance requirements.
Summary
A software reverse-engineering role in the Radiance exploitation-and-analysis group at Wright-Patt AFB NASIC FME (Beavercreek-tagged); C / C++ / Assembly with GCC/MSVC/Clang and QEMU/GDB/Ollydbg/Windbg, with low-level software-and-hardware analysis. 3+ years; active Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.
Summary
A senior Application Developer at Booz Allen — Node.js / TypeScript / SQL / PostgreSQL / Redis / Elasticsearch — supporting intelligence-sector clients, requires TS/SCI with polygraph and 10+ years of experience (or alternate education paths). Posted across many sites including Dayton, OH. For a senior cleared full-stack engineer with the Node ecosystem and a polygraph in hand.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence
Summary
A senior systems security engineering role serving as the lead cybersecurity authority for Air Force acquisition programs, owning Assessment and Authorization compliance, continuous monitoring, and A&A documentation for Platform IT systems. Requires 15+ years of experience, DoD 8140 certification, certs like Security+/CCSP/CSSLP, and works within a cleared program.
Summary
A mid-level AFSIM-focused modeling-and-simulation engineering role in Beavercreek supporting NASIC — 3+ years in C++, C#, Python, or Java with GitLab / Bitbucket / Jenkins. Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required at application.
Summary
A security-conscious software developer role supporting the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, writing clean, secure code while participating in threat modeling, security reviews, and vulnerability remediation alongside cybersecurity and network engineers. The work spans secure architecture, Infrastructure-as-Code, and deploying secure containers/microservices in virtualized and cloud environments (VMware, AWS, Azure), with knowledge of NIST 800-series, RMF, and DISA STIGs. Requires US citizenship, an active Top Secret clearance (TS/SCI and SAP eligibility preferred), and eight to twelve-plus years of experience.
Summary
Despite the software category, this is a principal-level AWS cloud network infrastructure role at LexisNexis, architecting and operating networking services (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, CloudWAN) with deep routing-protocol knowledge (BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP, DNS) and network security (firewalls, VPNs, WAF, security groups). It pairs hands-on infrastructure-as-code automation (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Python) with strategy-setting, mentoring, and incident response; Dayton-based.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , generative ai
Summary
A senior cybersecurity engineer serving as an Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) at Torch Technologies, supporting an Air Force Stock Control System modernization effort near Dayton/WPAFB. The role is governance and compliance heavy: RMF, NIST, continuous monitoring, authorization-to-operate maintenance, and POA&M management, acting as primary cybersecurity technical advisor to the AO/PM. Defense contract work requiring required certifications (AFMAN 17-1303).
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The mid-level tier of a Dayton, OH modeling and simulation opening: developing, integrating, and testing MATLAB/Simulink models of aerospace systems including air-launched weapons, ballistic missile systems, and hypersonics, with 3DOF/6DOF flight-model experience expected. Requires an ABET aerospace or mechanical engineering degree with 4+ years, US citizenship, an active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility, and willingness to be local to Dayton. Posted pay range is $87,100 to $157,450.
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A senior RMF cybersecurity assessor role at Wright-Patterson AFB supporting AFLCMC aeronautical-weapons-systems cybersecurity — Security Plans, Risk Assessment Reports, POA&Ms, Continuous Monitoring Plans, and Supply Chain Risk Management. Heavy documentation and assessor responsibilities, on-site in a secure facility; 10+ years in information assurance / cybersecurity.
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A modeling and simulation engineer at Leidos / Wright-Patterson AFB, building air-domain threat-system models in Simulink and MATLAB and integrating them into a large many-on-many real-time C++ simulation — works the intelligence-data ⇄ model loop with government and contractor teams. Active TS/SCI required. For an early-career M&S engineer with 2+ years' relevant experience and a clearance.
Summary
Modeling and simulation developer building and testing software models of aerospace systems - air-launched weapons, ballistic missiles, hypersonic vehicles, avionics, and guidance/navigation/control - in MATLAB/Simulink with 3DOF/6DOF flight models, based in Dayton, OH (must be local or willing to relocate). Requires an ABET aerospace or mechanical engineering degree, 2+ years of experience, US citizenship, an active Secret clearance, and eligibility for TS/SCI. Posted pay range is $69,550 to $125,725.
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A senior AFSIM (Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration and Modeling) engineer at Leidos / Wright-Patterson AFB, developing and integrating satellite, radar, aircraft, missile, and C2 system models into a large-scale many-on-many AFSIM environment with CI/CD-tested model deliveries. Active TS/SCI required. For an experienced systems-modeling engineer working AFSIM at WPAFB.
Summary
An AFSIM modernization engineering role designing simulation behaviors and cloud-aligned simulation architecture; 7+ years of C++ or Python and 7+ years of AFSIM development required. Multi-site posting with Beavercreek and Huntsville; Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , ml
Summary
Pittsburgh Senior Software Engineer focused on Java, Kafka, and Microservices over Oracle / SQL — delivered in Agile teams onto Kubernetes/OpenShift and Spring Boot. Tooling: Jenkins, Redis, SonarQube, Dynatrace, LogScale. Strong communicator and collaborator, working as a hands-on IC.
Summary
A defense software engineering role at Astrion supporting the Air Force F-15 fighter program at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton. It calls for a highly skilled software engineer who can work independently and guide junior staff, with strong grounding in software engineering standards inside a defense environment. An active Secret clearance is required and travel runs up to about 15 percent.
Summary
Systems integration engineering role on a DoD contract supporting Air Force C-130J special-mission aircraft modifications - defining weapons-system requirements, evaluating design approaches, and supporting airworthiness certification - but with hands-on software development in C, C++, and Java across Windows/Unix/Linux, networking (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, SSL), and Information Assurance accreditation. Requires US citizenship and a Secret clearance; onsite at Wright-Patterson AFB.
AI-keyword evidence: anthropic
Summary
A senior software-engineer role at Odyssey Systems supporting the KC-46 tanker program at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. The work centers on software engineering and software assurance for the aircraft's systems — design, test, and sustainment plus architecture/design analysis, source-code weakness analyzers, and avionics operational-flight-program understanding. Requires U.S. citizenship, a Secret clearance, an ABET-accredited engineering degree, and fifteen years of experience; onsite.
AI-keyword evidence: anthropic
Summary
A heavy-coding senior software test (QA) engineer role at FTI Defense, explicitly not manual testing: architecting and maintaining end-to-end automation frameworks for complex web applications using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript, integrating tests into CI/CD, building API test harnesses, leveraging frontier LLMs for velocity, and mentoring engineers. It requires US citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility, plus 5+ years; based near FTI offices (including Beavercreek, OH) with exceptional remote considered.
AI-keyword evidence: llm
Summary
This is a hands-on AI/ML engineering and architecture role for defense and intelligence customers, building and deploying AI systems, hybrid ML/deep-learning/LLM and RAG pipelines, model-serving microservices, and MLOps, inside secure DoD environments (IL5/IL6, ATO, GovCloud). An active Secret clearance is required (TS/SCI strongly preferred), along with 10+ years in AI/ML and proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and TensorFlow. Based in Dayton, OH.
AI-keyword evidence: ml engineer, vector database
Summary
A player-coach distinguished software architect role for a defense and intelligence contractor, combining hands-on engineering with architectural oversight of secure, distributed, multi-service platforms. Work spans cloud-native engineering in AWS GovCloud and IL4-IL6 environments, Infrastructure-as-Code, security-embedded CI/CD, and data orchestration (Kafka, Airflow, Spark, Databricks), all under zero-trust principles and repeatable ATO/accreditation requirements.
AI-keyword evidence: ai
Summary
Hands-on software engineering role building secure, cloud-native software and data systems, including APIs, data pipelines, distributed services, and simulation runtime logic, for DoD and Intelligence Community missions. Requires U.S. citizenship, willingness to obtain a security clearance, and DevSecOps/Zero-Trust/ATO-RMF experience, with development across classified or air-gapped environments.
AI-keyword evidence: ai
Summary
Hands-on AI/ML engineering role building and deploying models and MLOps pipelines supporting Department of Defense and Intelligence Community missions, working with frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow, vector databases, retrieval architectures, and LLM fine-tuning (LoRA/QLoRA/PEFT). Requires U.S. citizenship, willingness to obtain and maintain a security clearance, and prior DoD AI deployment experience.
AI-keyword evidence: fine-tune, ml engineer, vector database
Summary
An elite, multi-disciplinary systems software engineering role at Battelle (Dayton/Columbus, OH), spanning C, C++, C#, and Python across Windows and Linux with strong data-structures and algorithms fundamentals. Work includes configuration and process management, scripting (Bash/PowerShell), and container tooling (Podman, Singularity) in an R&D environment that brings together physics, EE, CS, and math. The defense-adjacent setting often implies clearance eligibility.
Summary
A multi-disciplinary hardware-and-software role on a Battelle Cyber team focused on hardware validation, recovery, and analysis — Verilog digital-circuit design, Python / C / C++ / C#, Vivado / Quartus, GDSII layout, and SAT solvers. More chip-level engineering than application software; Columbus with Beavercreek as a secondary location.
Summary
A radar engineer at HII Mission Technologies (Wright-Patterson AFB) supporting co-development and design analysis of advanced, first-of-a-kind ground-based radar systems with partner vendors. The work is RF/radar engineering — modeling and simulation of radar processing and self-protection techniques, design reviews, and system-of-systems analysis — rather than software development. Requires 3+ years in Radar/RF systems and a Secret clearance to start (TS/SCI obtainable); Python/MATLAB scripting is a plus.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
A senior signal-processing engineer at HII Mission Technologies (Wright-Patterson AFB), developing and implementing signal-processing algorithms in C/C++, Python, or MATLAB and analyzing large data sets, plus modeling and simulation on a small team. This is the more experienced tier of the role (roughly 9 years with a bachelor's). Requires a Secret clearance to start with TS/SCI obtainable; a clearable defense signals role near Dayton.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
A senior cloud systems architect at HII Mission Technologies (Wright-Patterson AFB) providing architectural leadership to cloud DevOps application teams building systems that process highly classified data. The focus is cloud framework design, high availability, and disaster recovery for classified workloads, with aircraft-platform experience required. Demands an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and 9+ years; a senior defense cloud-architecture role, not hands-on coding.
Summary
A modeling and simulation systems engineer at HII Mission Technologies (Wright-Patterson AFB) supporting space-warfare analytic capabilities for DoD and intelligence customers (SWAC, US Space Command, AFRL). The work applies Model-Based Systems Engineering with tools like Cameo Systems Modeler and AFSIM to model threats to space systems, grounded in systems engineering, operations research, and object-oriented coding in Python, C++, or MATLAB. Requires a TS/SCI clearance; a specialized defense M&S role.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
A multi-level radar software engineer role at HII Mission Technologies (Wright-Patterson AFB), designing, coding, testing, and integrating real-time embedded software for advanced radar systems in C++ and Python, including implementing radar algorithms and signal-processing techniques from MATLAB/Python into software. Genuine real-time embedded software engineering spanning junior to senior, collaborating with systems and hardware engineers. A defense software role near Dayton.
AI-keyword evidence: ai
Summary
A multi-level systems engineering role at HII Mission Technologies (Wright-Patterson AFB) within its Warfare Systems group, centered on Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) — requirements analysis, system modeling in SysML, integration, and verification across the system lifecycle. It is digital systems engineering rather than software development, spanning junior to senior levels (broad posted salary range). Requires a Secret clearance; a defense MBSE position near Dayton.
Summary
A DevOps engineer at HII Mission Technologies (Wright-Patterson AFB) building and maintaining the CI/CD pipeline for advanced radar systems using GitLab, with containerization via Podman and Kubernetes and automation scripted in Python. It is infrastructure and software-delivery work collaborating with software, hardware, and systems engineers, with posted salary bands by level. Requires a Secret clearance to start (TS/SCI obtainable) and familiarity with C/C++ build processes and Linux/RTOS.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
Despite appearing on a software board, this is an electronic-warfare radar engineer role at HII Mission Technologies (Wright-Patterson AFB), supporting EW test planning, execution, and analysis plus radar system design through modeling and simulation. The work is RF/radar engineering — analog, digital, and radar electronic components — rather than software development, requiring 3+ years of electronic-warfare/radar experience. A defense RF-engineering position near Dayton.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
A multi-level web software engineer role (junior through SME, with posted salary bands) at HII Mission Technologies, supporting a mission at Wright-Patterson AFB by building and maintaining internal web applications. The stack is the Microsoft ecosystem — C#/.NET Core, T-SQL — with modern JavaScript/TypeScript and Vue/Quasar front ends and Web APIs. Genuine full-stack web development on a defense program; on-site near Dayton.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
The mid-level version of HII Mission Technologies' embedded-systems security engineer role at Wright-Patterson AFB, working in DoD Anti-Tamper engineering — vulnerability analysis of anti-tamper architectures, reviewing anti-tamper plans, and documenting findings for DoD program offices. It spans systems engineering, electronic design, and some software, working with microprocessors, FPGAs, and ASICs. Requires 4+ years of engineering experience and a clearable background; a defense security-engineering position.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
A senior embedded-systems security engineer at HII Mission Technologies (Wright-Patterson AFB) working in DoD Anti-Tamper engineering — reviewing anti-tamper plans, performing vulnerability analysis of system-level anti-tamper architectures, and advising senior DoD acquisition decision-makers. It is a hardware/security systems-engineering role (microprocessors, FPGAs, ASICs) rather than application development, requiring 3+ years of DoD Anti-Tamper experience and a clearable background.
AI-keyword evidence: ai
Summary
A digital signal processing subject-matter-expert role at HII Mission Technologies (Wright-Patterson AFB), creating and maintaining DSP software and taking processing models to hardware reality with a multidisciplinary team. The domain is cellular/satellite communications and wireless protocols, with C/C++, MATLAB, Python, and CUDA/FPGA experience preferred. Requires a TS/SCI-obtainable clearance (Secret to start) and 3+ years of DSP experience; a specialist communications-signals role.
AI-keyword evidence: ai
Summary
A hands-on C++ software engineering lead at HII Mission Technologies (Wright-Patterson AFB) guiding a team on high-performance computing and real-time data processing. You stay deep in the code — architecting with modern C++ (C++17/20), optimizing performance-critical multi-threaded systems, and mentoring engineers. Requires expert C++, 2+ years of technical leadership, and a Secret clearance to start with TS/SCI obtainable; CUDA experience is a plus.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
A multi-level systems architect role (junior through SME, with posted salary bands) at HII Mission Technologies at Wright-Patterson AFB, designing total-system architectures and defining capabilities and performance requirements for radar/RF systems. It is systems engineering — functional and timeline analysis, interface definition, integration and verification — rather than coding. Requires Radar/RF systems experience and a Secret clearance to start (TS/SCI obtainable).
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
A signal-processing engineer at defense contractor HII Mission Technologies, based at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, developing and implementing signal-processing algorithms in C/C++, Python, or MATLAB and analyzing large data sets. It blends algorithm development with modeling and simulation on a small team. A Secret clearance is required to start with TS/SCI obtainable, so it is open only to clearable candidates; roughly 5 years with a bachelor's.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
A junior model-based systems engineer (MBSE) role at HII Mission Technologies, located at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton. The work is systems engineering — building and analyzing system models in SysML, managing and tracing requirements through the lifecycle — rather than software development. Entry-level (2 years with a bachelor's, or 0 with a master's) in an engineering discipline; a defense systems-engineering position requiring on-site presence near Dayton.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
A software engineer role at Infinity Labs (Dayton), an MS&A-focused R&D firm serving defense customers. The work is hands-on development of innovative solutions, turning ambiguous customer requirements into working software with room to put a personal stamp on the design. A fit for a developer who wants creative, simulation-oriented engineering.
Summary
A senior software engineer role at Infinity Labs (Dayton), an R&D company specializing in modeling, simulation, and analysis for defense customers. The posting wants strong hands-on programming plus the instincts to translate fuzzy customer requirements into bold, non-cookie-cutter solutions, with some team leadership. Suited to an experienced engineer who wants creative latitude on simulation-heavy defense work.
Summary
A software developer role at Infinity Labs (Dayton), building new capabilities in AFSIM — the Air Force's modeling-and-simulation framework — through efficient code, documented APIs, and established architecture patterns. The whimsically written posting frames it as blazing new framework features for simulation users. A fit for a developer interested in defense modeling, simulation, and analysis.
Summary
Despite the software category, this is a hardware/electromagnetics test engineering role at Resonant Sciences supporting defense programs — measuring and characterizing electromagnetic materials and structures (RF, vibration, shock, thermal, altitude, EMI), executing high-quality lab measurements, and documenting test procedures and results. Tools include MATLAB, LabVIEW, and EM analysis software (HFSS, CST). Requires a relevant engineering/physical-sciences degree, 5+ years in aerospace, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a Top Secret clearance; Dayton, OH, on-site.
Summary
A signal-processing software role at Resonant Sciences implementing radar and IF-digital signal-processing functions for real-time RF systems, in languages from MATLAB and LabVIEW to C/C++. It also builds the embedded layer between FPGA signal processing and application code, a defense RF position likely requiring US citizenship or clearance.
Summary
An operations-analysis engineering role at Resonant Sciences supporting defense wargaming and operational-analysis efforts, executing rigorous data-driven studies and helping shape how the company applies operations analysis to strategy and roadmaps. It calls for mission and engagement-level modeling, simulation, and data analysis, suited to a self-starter in a defense setting (Dayton, OH or Denver, CO).
Summary
An embedded-software role at defense RF firm Resonant Sciences in Dayton, designing the software layer between FPGA signal processing and UI-level code for custom RF measurement systems. It is hands-on C/C++ embedded work, including FPGA integration, RF signal-processing algorithms, and Yocto/Linux drivers, collaborating with hardware engineers, and is a defense role likely requiring US citizenship or clearance.
Summary
A software-engineering role at Resonant Sciences supporting its proprietary robotic zonal-radar system, building customer-facing C++ GUI applications (Qt6) plus back-end hardware interfacing and robot-control routines. The work includes developing USB/Ethernet device drivers and porting Python/MATLAB algorithms to C++, a hands-on defense-systems position.
Summary
A database developer role building and maintaining secure ETL pipelines that transform military healthcare data into analytical datasets for an Air Force aerospace-medicine program. The work is primarily SQL and SAS within a government hosting environment, is offered remotely, and requires a masters in a technical discipline plus coordination with Defense Health Agency data sources.
Summary
A software development and data-analytics role supporting U.S. Air Force aerospace-medicine research, building decision-support applications and AI/ML solutions across accredited computing environments including the Palantir platform. It is onsite at Wright-Patterson AFB, works within secure government systems, and requires a masters in a computing discipline with at least five years of software development experience.
AI-keyword evidence: ai , artificial intelligence, machine learning
Summary
A web application developer role maintaining and enhancing the Air Force Human Performance Web System using Adobe ColdFusion, Oracle and SQL Server databases, and JavaScript across the full development lifecycle. Work must comply with DoD Risk Management Framework, HIPAA, and accessibility standards; it is largely remote via VPN with a preference for the Dayton area and onsite support as needed.
Summary
This is not a software role despite the tag: it is a digital communications/content developer position at SierTeK supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory, creating internal news content, digital communications products and organizational messaging. It requires a Communications, Journalism, Public Affairs or Marketing degree plus 2+ years of communications experience, Adobe Creative Suite skills, and Secret-clearance eligibility, and is a pipeline posting contingent on a contract award; Dayton.
Summary
Research-and-development engineering role prototyping and developing software tools and custom algorithms to process, model, and analyze geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) data, primarily in Python with C/C++/Julia/MATLAB as needed. Based in Dayton, OH at an employee-owned radar and RF firm, the role requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
AI-keyword evidence: machine learning
Summary
Radar signal-processing algorithm work at an employee-owned defense research firm, carried out within a conventional software development environment — compilers, source control, coding standards, code reviews — and feeding high-quality technical reports and presentations. It expects at least five years of experience (ten or more desired), and US citizenship with the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance is required; familiarity with RF electronic protection and attack techniques is a plus. For a signal-processing specialist who wants applied radar R&D with hybrid flexibility and hourly pay.
AI-keyword evidence: machine learning
Summary
FPGA and digital design for military sensing systems at an employee-owned defense research firm — writing VHDL (Verilog desirable) for digital signal-processing hardware, handling timing and resource optimization in tools like Vivado and Quartus, and developing architectures from high-level requirements. US citizenship with the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance is required; the firm offers hybrid arrangements for most positions and pays hourly across all roles. For an RTL engineer interested in radar and RF sensing programs, with a bachelor's plus five years or master's plus two expected.
AI-keyword evidence: machine learning
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2nd Wednesday monthly, 7:00-9:00 PM ET, hybrid · hybrid · Dayton Innovation Hub, Dayton
User group for developers of dynamic languages — Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Perl, PHP. Online plus in-person at the Dayton Innovation Hub, second Wednesday of each month.
typically 10-25 · free
Organizers: Dayton Microcomputer Association (DMA)
Monthly · in-person · Dayton
Dayton-area web development meetup covering modern front-end and full-stack web work. Friendly to beginners and career-changers.
typically 10-25 · free
3rd Thursday monthly · in-person · Innovation Hub, Dayton Arcade, Dayton
Dayton's machine-learning and AI group under the GemCity TECH umbrella, meeting monthly at the Innovation Hub in the Dayton Arcade. Talks lean technical and reflect the region's defense-AI ecosystem; a recent session was a DoD ML "collider" at the Wright Brothers Institute.
free
Organizers: GemCity TECH
Multiple events monthly across sub-groups · in-person · Dayton
Umbrella for Dayton's tech user groups, including Hack Dayton and Code For Dayton. Calendar runs across the sub-groups; the main events tend to be cross-disciplinary talks.
typically 20-50 · free
Periodic · in-person · Dayton
Dayton Python community with an explicit beginner-welcoming and teaching-friendly posture. Pace and topic depend on who shows up; introductory walkthroughs are routine.
typically 10-25 · free
Aug 26, 2026 · in-person · Sinclair Conference Center, Dayton
Technology First's annual AI day for the Dayton region, August 26, 2026 at the Sinclair Conference Center. Practical "AI from idea to implementation" sessions for leaders and practitioners. Already 139 registrants as of the verification.
paid
Organizers: Technology First
Last verified 2026-06-10.
founded 2022 · 10-50 people · Dayton, OH
AI-powered rent-and-debt collections platform. Automates outreach and payment workflows for property managers and financial services.
may be inactive — last checked Jun 2026
founded 2019 · 10-50 people · Dayton, OH
Cyber and defense engineering services translating into product tooling — operations and analytics for DoD customers. Dayton-HQ to leverage the Wright-Patterson talent base.
may be inactive — last checked Jun 2026
founded 2012 · 10-50 people · Miamisburg, OH
Governance-risk-and-compliance platform that automates evidence collection and audit prep for CMMC, FedRAMP, and ISO 27001, paired with a team of former DoD assessors. Grant-funded (two Ohio Third Frontier TVSF awards) and tied to AFRL-licensed tech; headquartered in Miamisburg in the Dayton region.
Founders: Max Aulakh
Leadership: Max Aulakh (CEO)
founded 2022 · 10-50 people · Dayton, OH
Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) acceleration for private compute. Hardware-and-software co-design for confidential AI inference and data processing.
may be inactive — last checked Jun 2026
founded 2020 · 10-50 people · Dayton, OH
Industrial-data and operations-analytics tooling for mid-market manufacturers in the Dayton corridor. Spun from Wright-State research engagements.
may be inactive — last checked Jun 2026
founded 2023 · 10-50 people · Dayton, OH
AI tooling for defense and homeland-security operations — sensor fusion, decision support, and edge inference. Dayton-HQ to be near Wright-Patterson and AFRL.
may be inactive — last checked Jun 2026
founded 2018 · 50-100 people · Dayton, OH
AI-assisted software-engineering tooling for defense and aerospace integrators. Wright-Patterson-adjacent customer base; building products that compose certified components into mission systems.
Founders: Adam James
founded 2016 · 20-50 people · Dayton, OH
Full-service platform for patient-specific bone pathology treatment — combines surgical planning software with 3D-printed implants.
founded 2021 · 10-50 people · Dayton, OH
AI-and-ML platform that surfaces off-market and previously-untapped real-estate opportunities. Sells to investors, agents, and brokerages.
may be inactive — last checked Jun 2026
founded 2017 · 20-50 people · Dayton, OH
Hybrid-electric propulsion systems for next-generation aircraft. Sells to eVTOL and regional-aircraft programs. Dayton aerospace heritage applied to a new airframe-propulsion problem.
founded 2002 · 100-200 people · Dayton, OH
Aerosol-based leak sealing for HVAC ducts and building envelopes — climate-tech with a measurable carbon-reduction story. Sells to home and commercial-building service contractors.
founded 2018 · 10-50 people · Dayton, OH
Builds data-and-software products for population- and community-health problems, spun out of a collaboration between the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association and local hospital networks. A health-data engineering shop based in Dayton.
founded 1984 · 10-50 people · Dayton, OH
Secured-collaboration and business-case-management SaaS aimed at shortening enterprise decision cycles. A long-running small Dayton software firm (formerly Van Hoose Associates) that productized into a hosted platform.
Last verified 2026-06-10.
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