Amentum

Regional Threats Modeling and Simulations Engineer (Senior-Level)

Amentum$156K — $174K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12 years of relevant experience, with 8 years including a bachelor's degree.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of mission and skills in wargaming, modeling, and simulations.
  • Experience developing military wargames and force-on-force scenarios.
  • Ability to conduct and teach military wargaming methodologies during Large-Scale Combat Operations planning.
  • Skill in analyzing complex and technical information.
  • Experience in terrain mapping, route planning, and interpreting military-related imagery.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop simulations for hard targets and intelligence gaps.
  • Conduct modeling and simulation architecture definition and testing.
  • Interact with users to enhance functionalities of simulation applications.
  • Visualize operational concepts and perform data analysis to refine them.
  • Support wargaming exercises in a simulated environment.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Retirement benefits with 401(k) matching
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tax-saving options
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Pet insurance
Full Job Description
Work Schedule: Flexible; 4-16 hours per week at times (remote), 40 hours per week (on site) (8 hrs / day 5 days / wk) during defined project periods.

Essential Responsibilities: This position designs, develops, and conducts simulations against hard targets, missiles, and other intelligence gaps and supports wargaming exercises in a simulated environment. You will conduct modeling and simulation architecture definition, implementation, validation, and testing. You will Interact with users to define and optimize new functionality for applications, develop and visualize operational concepts, performs modeling and simulation data analysis to refine, demonstrate, and assess these concepts.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands: Office environment.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):
  • Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and wargaming, modeling, and simulations skills.
  • Demonstrates ability to develop wargames and force-on-force scenarios for threat nations invasions into other countries, to include analysis of battle type factors, and in-depth studies, such as force ratios, national/armed forces strengths and weaknesses, quality and numbers of weapons and equipment, national and armed forces doctrines, and intangibles such as esprit de corps and morale.
  • Demonstrates ability to conduct / teach doctrinal military wargaming during planning of Large-Scale Combat Operations.
  • Demonstrates ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.
  • Demonstrates ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems. Provides guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies. Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.
  • Demonstrates ability to produce analysis on terrain mapping, route planning, and maritime geospatial activity. Interprets imagery including (but not limited to) visible, infrared and radar data as well as full-motion video for the identification of foreign conventional and unconventional military facilities, systems and activities.


Clearance Required: TS/SCI

Minimum Education: High School Education

Minimum Years of Experience: 12 yrs relevant experience, 8 yrs w/ bachelor's degree

Required Certifications: None

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

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Compensation Details:
$75.00 - $84.00

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tax-saving options
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Pet insurance


Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:
09/03/2026 - Until Filled
Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

About Amentum

Amentum is a leading provider of engineering and technical services to the U.S. government and commercial customers worldwide. The company offers a wide range of services, including environmental remediation, facilities management, and logistics and supply chain management, among others. Amentum has a global presence, with operations in over 20 countries, and serves a diverse range of customers, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the Department of State. The company is committed to providing high-quality services and has a strong reputation for technical expertise, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
Learn more about Amentum
Size
20,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$200 million
Founded
2014
Revenue
$5 billion

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