Associate Software Engineer

About This Role

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Put your passion to work and propel yourself towards success.

Welcome to CAE!  We are excited to become a part of your professional journey and to help you discover a career that aligns with your values, experience, expertise, and aspirations!   As a leader in the defense and security industry, CAE’s team is passionate about simulation and training and developing the most sophisticated solutions to help our defense and security customers prepare for mission success.  With our people at the very heart of our organization, driving innovation and new technologies, we are committed to providing a work environment for employees in which they can thrive and one that values professional growth, teamwork, and engagement.

Who We Are:

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.
• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

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What We Have to Offer:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Are you ready for a rewarding opportunity? We are seeking an ambitious software engineering professional to join our team.  The successful candidate will have the ability to take ownership of hard problems and drive to a solution, while working in a team environment.  This role is for a candidate who is self-motivated and demonstrates a positive approach, strong work ethic, and ownership for their work.

Technical responsibilities include:

• Develop software products within all phases of the software lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and implement functional requirements.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing code for performance and efficiency.
• Write and maintain comprehensive documentation for software applications, including system architecture and design specifications.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Stay current with industry trends and advancements in software technologies, especially in relation to complex systems.

Qualifications and Education Requirements 

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other technical field or equivalent education and work experience
• Demonstrated programming experience in C/C++.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Proven success in a fast-paced development environment and possess a willingness to take ownership, accept accountability, and thrive under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, document, test and debug simulation software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions
• Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to identify issues and recommend solutions.
• Proven track record of building relationships, fostering collaboration and working cross-functionally with multidisciplinary teams.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret or higher clearance prior to the start of employment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Special Program Access.
• Flexibility to support occasional overtime, weekend work, shift work and site travel (CONUS)
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role. 

Preferred Skills 

• Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, GitHub, GitLab, AND/OR Jenkins.
• Familiar with Agile/SAFe (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Release Train Engineer, e.g.)
• Time management and organizational skills to prioritize across concurrent program and functional responsibilities.
• Current DOD Secret clearance that has been granted or renewed in the last 5 years.

Salary Range: $70,600 - $88,300

Please note: The actual compensation rate is subject to the evaluation of the following factors (but not limited to): the candidate's work experience, qualifications, skills, internal equity, and market.

Security Responsibilities 

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval.  All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.  

•  Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance. 

Other Duties 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

CAE USA Inc. is an EOE/AA employer and gives consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal. 

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 

Position Type                       

Regular

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other  characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].