Software Developer- Geospatial Software

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

The position incorporates all facets of software development from communication, requirements assessment, research, design, development, testing, integration, peer review, documentation, maintenance, and end user support.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Create and maintain software for processing digital assets like terrain, imagery, vectors, and 3D models to empower our Modeling team. Design processes to improve their workflow efficiency and reduce errors. Build technology for the storage, transfer, conversion, and optimization of large data sets and their data formats relevant to the simulation, aviation, and geospatial industries. Examples of development areas include realistic terrain, sophisticated animation, high-resolution imagery, procedural content generation, and 2D / 3D content processing.

Minimum Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related degree.

Minimum Experience

• Computer Science degree and 5+ years of industry experience
• C++ / C# programming
• Data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and / or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and climb or balance. Must work with keyboard, mouse, and monitor for long periods of time.

The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Vet / Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

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