Summary

Join CAE in Binghamton, NY Build Mission Ready Training Systems

At CAE, youll help build the mission ready training systems that shape how aircrews prepare for real-world operations. From high-fidelity simulation technologies to next generation live virtual constructive solutions, youll work on systems that elevate readiness and deliver meaningful impact for defense customers worldwide. Our Binghamton team plays a key role in developing and integrating these cutting edge capabilities, making it an exciting place for engineers who want to innovate, modernize, and contribute to critical national security programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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

What Youll Do:

• Develop and maintain software for flight and mission simulators, ensuring reliability and performance to train pilots for safe mission outcomes.

• Work on legacy code bases critical to simulator functionality, driving modernization through enhancements, and new features while ensuring maintenance, optimization, and stability.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software with hardware, ensuring seamless operation for real-time, mission-critical applications.

• Contribute to projects using both Waterfall and Agile/Scrum methodologies, adapting to structured development cycles or iterative sprints as needed.

• Write and maintain clean, efficient code, with a focus on real-time systems and simulator performance.

• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and cross-functional brainstorming to drive innovation within a disciplined development process.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in legacy and real-time systems, ensuring simulators meet the highest standards for pilot training.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

What You Bring:

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering for missioncritical or realtime environments.

• Proven leadership skills, with a track record of mentoring teams, driving technical innovation, and delivering high-quality software in high-stakes environments.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for ensuring software reliability in high-stakes training environments.

• Ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access; U.S. citizenship required.

• Flexibility for occasional overtime, shift work, weekend work, and CONUS travel.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of MILSTD810, MILSTD461, MILSTD704; ARINC / RTCA experience preferred.

• Experience working in Waterfall and/or Agile/Scrum environments.

• Background in military training, simulation, or missionreadiness systems, along with experience working on government or DoDaligned programs.

Why Youll Love Working at CAE

• Your engineering directly supports pilot readiness and mission safety around the globe.

• Youll be part of a company with 75 years of innovation in simulation and immersive training technology.

• Youll help shape nextgeneration training solutions in a collaborative, highimpact environment.

• Youll grow your career alongside engineers who value innovation, excellence, and realworld impact.

Why Binghamton?

Binghamton blends smalltown charm with big opportunities, offering a welcoming, affordable place to build both a career and a life. With a rising tech presence, a strong university influence, and easy access to outdoor recreation, its an ideal setting for engineers who want balance, community, and room to grow. Whether youre local, returning home, or ready for a fresh start, Binghamton provides smalltown safety, great community schools, and the advantage of being an easy weekend drive from New York City, Philadelphia, and the Finger Lakes wine region.

Security Responsibilities

Must complywith 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.

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Work Environment

• Duties performed in an office environment and manufacturing facility.

• Must be able to work overtime on and off-shifts as required.

• The employee is on call 24x7 for the resolution of problems and issues.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Must be able to perform normal office duties (e.g.sitting for long periods at a desk)

• Must be able to travel CONUS/OCONUS via car and airplane

• Must be able to climb stairs to enter and exit a simulator

Salary Range: $153,300-$169,500.00

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

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.

Position TypeRegular