Software Development Engineer

Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) is seeking the services of a software development engineer with experience in 3D modelling to contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of a human in the loop simulation system to enable virtual exploration of tactics and concepts of operation for military air operations in the maritime environment. The role will require close liaison with DSTO SHARP Project staff and staff from the Air Operations Simulation Centre (AOSC), and may be tasked in both areas during the course of the contract.

The Synthetic Human in the loop AIR 7000 Research Program (SHARP) has been developed by Air Operations Division (AOD) over the past five years. SHARP has been developed to provide an immersive environment in which virtual missions may be generated and executed through interaction with representative operator stations. SHARP is a real-time simulation system whereby stand-alone computational models of key mission system elements, such as radar, forward looking infrared (FLIR), aircraft platforms and targets are integrated using a distributed, networked architecture. The design approach for SHARP has been to develop and integrate capability in stages focussed on particular mission areas, with each stage looking to build on or increase fidelity of existing capability. The distributed nature of the SHARP capability allows scope to develop and test missions across the spectrum of ADF air operations. In order to constrain the development and scope of SHARP the focus to date has been, and will remain in the short term, airborne maritime operations.