{"id":471503,"url":"https://alion.io/job/cae-visual-database-engineering-lead","title":"Visual Database Engineering Lead","company":{"id":48493,"name":"CAE","domain":"cae.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/cae-flight-services-poland","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":82,"open_postings":61,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.689,"repost_share":0.033,"time_to_fill_p50_days":38,"computed_at":"2026-11-04T06:34:25Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Altus, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":79000,"max_usd":192000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":2934},"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-19T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-19","last_verified_at":"2026-11-04T11:05:16Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":77,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":77},"description":"Who We Are:\nCAE 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. \nCAE 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. \nCAE 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. \nWhat We Have to Offer:\nComprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance \nA work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe \nFreedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions \nRecognition, professional development, advancement and having fun! \nSummary\nThe Lead Visual Database Engineer serves as the working technical lead for the Visual Database Engineering function supporting C-17 Training Systems (TS). This position supervises the day-to-day work of assigned Visual Database Engineers while providing hands-on expertise in the design, development, testing, integration, and maintenance of real-time visual, RADAR, and 3-D databases used in simulation and mission rehearsal applications.\nThe Lead establishes work priorities, assigns and monitors tasks, reviews technical quality, coaches team members, and helps ensure milestones, customer commitments, and engineering standards are met. The role leads full-lifecycle development of 3-D models and terrain environments, coordinates implementation with the Training System Support Center (TSSC) Engineering group, and partners with Test Engineers, Pilot Instructors, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), management, and customers to validate accuracy, performance, reliability, and seamless integration within the training system.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\nReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nLead and supervise the day-to-day activities of assigned Visual Database Engineers, including establishing priorities, distributing work, monitoring progress, and helping remove technical or operational obstacles.\nProvide hands-on technical leadership for the design, modification, development, implementation, and maintenance of visual and radar database applications used for simulation and training.\nServe as the primary technical resource for complex visual database issues, design decisions, troubleshooting, and integration activities.\nReview team deliverables, preliminary and detailed designs, technical documentation, and implementation artifacts for quality, completeness, accuracy, and compliance with established engineering standards.\nMentor and coach team members; share technical knowledge, reinforce consistent processes, and identify opportunities to strengthen individual and team capability.\nCoordinate schedules, dependencies, resource needs, risks, and competing priorities with Engineering management to support on-time delivery of visual database projects and enhancements.\nLead the interpretation of technical and customer requirements and translate them into executable database designs, work plans, assignments, and acceptance criteria.\nDirect and participate in software installation and operating-system support required for database integration.\nLead and participate in testing activities, including review, analysis, witnessing, troubleshooting, and certification of software and database products.\nApply and reinforce commonly used engineering and development concepts, standards, processes, procedures, and configuration-control practices across the team.\nCoordinate closely with the TSSC Engineering group to support effective implementation throughout all phases of visual database development.\nLead collaboration with Test Engineers, Pilot Instructors, and SMEs to analyze, evaluate, and validate database design accuracy, performance, and usability.\nTrack team progress and communicate project status, technical risks, resource constraints, and recommended actions to management and customers through weekly and monthly meetings and teleconferences.\nPromote a positive, accountable, and team-oriented work environment and maintain effective communication with team members, internal stakeholders, and external customers.\nProvide input to management regarding team performance, development needs, workload capacity, process improvements, and recognition opportunities.\nProvide technical support related to C-17 visual database systems and associated tools, including timely escalation and coordination of high-impact issues.\nPerform other duties and lead special assignments as required to support program and organizational objectives.\nSupervisory Responsibilities\nProvides direct day-to-day work supervision and technical leadership to assigned Visual Database Engineers. Responsibilities include assigning and prioritizing work, monitoring quality and completion, coaching and mentoring employees, supporting onboarding and knowledge transfer, and providing performance and development input to management. Formal employment actions remain subject to the organization's established approval processes and delegated authority.\nQualifications and Education Requirements\nBachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, including a minimum of eight years of related experience.\nMinimum of six years of experience in visual database development, simulation systems, or a related technical field.\nDemonstrated experience leading technical work, coordinating projects, mentoring engineers, or supervising technical employees.\nWorking knowledge of engineering development lifecycles, technical documentation, integration, testing, and configuration-control practices.\nDemonstrated ability to organize work, set priorities, address technical challenges, and communicate status and risk to management and customers.\nDue to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.\nPreferred Skills\nExperience leading the design and delivery of visual databases for simulation, training, or mission rehearsal applications.\nExperience supporting C-17 or comparable military training systems.\nProficiency with terrain-generation tools, 3-D modeling techniques, visual database toolsets, and radar database development.\nStrong technical judgment and analytical capability for evaluating design alternatives, resolving complex problems, and identifying optimization opportunities.\nAbility to translate technical and customer requirements into detailed designs, team assignments, schedules, and measurable outcomes.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce technical design artifacts, implementation notes, status reports, and customer briefings.\nDemonstrated ability to build team capability through coaching, constructive feedback, knowledge sharing, and consistent accountability.\nAbility to collaborate effectively across Engineering, Test, Operations, instruction, program management, and customer teams.\nSecurity Responsibilities\nMust 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.\n Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance. \nDue to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.\nWork Environment\nWork is performed primarily in an engineering lab or office setting within a training system development environment.\nRegular collaboration with engineers, project managers, program leads, and cross-functional teams.\nMay require occasional onsite support at customer locations or training facilities.\nFast-paced environment with shifting priorities and multiple concurrent projects.\nUse of computers, engineering tools, simulators, and technical equipment on a daily basis.\nPhysical Demands\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.\nAbility to sit or stand for extended periods while operating computers or performing technical tasks.\nAbility to walk through engineering labs, simulator bays, or training areas as needed.\nMay occasionally be required to lift or move equipment, components, or materials up to 25 lbs.\nOther Duties\nPlease 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.\nCAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including disability and protected veteran status, as defined under federal, state, or local laws.\nApplicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process. If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at \nAbout CAE\nAt CAE, our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years, we’ve driven innovation in simulation, training, and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide. By leveraging advanced technologies, we empower our customers to operate smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Join a purpose-driven organization where bold ideas are encouraged, collaboration drives progress, and your growth fuels our shared success.\nPosition Type\nRegularEqual Opportunity Employer\nCAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process. If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at .\nData Privacy\nPrivacy Statement | CAE\nAs part of our process, we may use AI-supported tools to help review applications, with human decision-making at every step. 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