Weapons Simulation Software Co-Op at CAE in Arlington, TX
- Company: CAE
- Location: Arlington, TX
- Posted: Sep 23, 2026
- Type: Part time
Overview
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.
Job description
- 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.
- 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, career advancement and dedication to a critical mission
- CAE USA, Defense & Security requires exceptional engineering development candidates who will create and improve Weapons System solutions for real-time aircraft simulation & training. This is a hands-on software engineering internship position.
Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Learn from a diverse and driven team of skilled engineers
- Apply computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis concepts and principles
- Create new weapon simulation solutions using both standard and innovative modeling techniques
- Design, develop, code, integrate and test Weapon simulation solutions to meet system requirements
- Maintain, upgrade, and improve existing Weapon simulations
- Collaborate with experienced engineers to solve complex problems in a fast-paced, agile environment
- Develop software test procedures, software programs and related documentation
- Utilize modeling tools to conduct experimental tests and evaluate data
- Perform integration and configuration of weapon simulations
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (in progress) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Game Development or related field
- Provide positive contributions, energy and directed curiosity as part of a highly collaborative team
- Programming or software development experience
- Ability to operate in a fast -paced, mission critical environment
- Dedication to continuous learning
- Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
- 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.
- Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
- One or more of the following programming languages: C++, FORTRAN, Ada, Python
- Linux OS
- MATLAB
- Gaming engine experience (Unreal / Unity / other)
- Docker
Skills
Required
- Dedication to continuous learning
Preferred
- C++
- FORTRAN
- Ada
- Python
- Linux OS
- MATLAB
- Docker