Software Engineering Co-Op

Who We Are:  

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation 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.  

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!  

Summary   

Visual Solutions Software Engineers are the glue that hold the warfighter simulator programs together. Our team is responsible for integrating our IG solution with our Flight Sim cockpit. We make sure the pilots see what they should see, when they should see it. Our team is responsible for the development of software regarding interfacing the IG to the rest of the simulator, the network protocols and configurations of the simulator, and the development of the next gen visual system. Our team members are expected to travel when needed to customer locations to assist in installing, troubleshooting, and supporting customer training events.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities   

• Collaborating in a team environment 

• Graphics API and linux software development 

• Integration of complex hardware and software components 

• Development of next gen toolsets and capabilities 

• Development of Image Generator interfaces and network configurations 

• C++ and Linux experience 

• Experience developing in a Linux environment using an IDE and the gcc toolchain 

• Experience with a graphics API such as OpenGL or Vulkan 

• Experience with 3D graphics and GPU software development 

• Understanding of Object-Oriented Design (OOD) and concepts 

• Understanding of Configuration Management 

• Understanding of operating system and concurrency concepts such as process/thread management, scheduling and synchronization, networks and distributed systems. 

• Understanding of the mathematics associated with 3D graphics: linear algebra, matrix manipulation 

• Exceptional communications skills.   

Preferred Skills   

• Candidate should be a fast learner with very strong analysis and problem-solving skills with the ability to carry tasks through to completion with only general technical direction. 

• Experience identifying and addressing the root cause of defects using software debugging tools like GDB in large scale and/or distributed systems. 

• Experience with computer networking communications and socket programming