Software Engineer (Engineer Software 2) at HII in Norfolk, VA

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Requisition Number: 30416 Required Travel: 0 - 10% Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt Anticipated Salary Range: $78,405.00 - $90,000.00 Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain Level of Experience: Mid This opportunity resides with Global Security (GS). Mission Technologies’ Global Security (GS) group comprises live, virtual, constructive (LVC) solutions; fleet sustainment; nuclear and environmental; and Australia business. As a trusted partner to our military customers, HII designs, develops and operates the largest LVC enterprise that prepares warfighters for cross-domain battle. With advanced technologies to enable mission readiness, HII understands that preparation requires full coordination—not readiness in piece-parts. For more than 40 years, the U.S. Navy has entrusted HII to maintain and modernize the vast majority of its fleet. With a holistic approach to life-cycle maritime defense systems—from small watercraft to submarines, surface combatants and aircraft carriers—HII ensures a high state of readiness. HII supports the Department of Energy’s national security mission through the management and operation of its sites, as well as the safe cleanup of legacy waste across the country. HII meets clients’ toughest nuclear and environmental challenges. Leadership Mindset at HII – Mission Technologies Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities: Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success. Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust. Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work. Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve. Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement. Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose. These capabilities guide how all employees contribute to our shared success across Mission Technologies. Summary The Software Engineer 2 will design, develop, integrate, and sustain applications in support of the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) and its primary simulation software, the Navy Training Baseline (NTB). NCTE is the Navy’s integrating architecture for distributed Live-Virtual-Constructive training and forms the foundation of the Navy Training Baseline and synthetic training architecture. This role contributes to software engineering activities that enable Fleet LVC training, Joint LVC training, and Unit-Level Training, delivering robust technical solutions and standards that maximize training capability at speed and low cost. What You Will Do • Design, develop, document, test, and debug applications and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. • Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and hardware engineers to plan, design, develop, and utilize electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software. • Determine user needs; analyze system capabilities to resolve program intent, output requirements, input acquisition, programming techniques, and controls; prepare operating instructions. • Design and develop compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems as needed; ensure software standards are met. • Contribute to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects, following established procedures under general supervision. • Support continuous improvement of the software infrastructure and participate in technical proposals, briefings, technical reports, and user manuals. • Receive prioritized requirements from NCTE program engineering leadership and work with end users to deliver robust, maintainable software capabilities for JSAF. • Deve