Modeling and Simulation Engineer
JACK HAEK.
Modeling and Simulation Engineer working on Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) environments — blending live flight telemetry, virtual simulations, and constructive models into unified training and test systems.
Currently working on simulation-to-flight integration for aerospace and autonomous systems programs.
EXPERIENCE_LOG
Modeling and Simulation Engineer
Radiance Technologies
Modeling and Simulation Engineer at Wright-Patterson AFB supporting AFRL programs. Work spans both the M&S and LVC sides of a project that includes live flight testing — building and maintaining simulation components that integrate with real-world flight data. Day-to-day is mostly Python and C++, with a significant chunk of time spent on containerized infrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker, and Podman.
- Kubernetes
- Python
- C++
- DIS
Software Contractor
Leading Edge Lighting
Based on user feedback, developed and proposed a plan to design and implement new applications for order organization, completion and price estimates leveraging skills with SQL, React, and Golang.
- React
- Python
- Golang
- SQL
Data Science Co-Op
Medical College of Wisconsin
Worked collaboratively to develop a python-based data pipeline (Tensorflow, NumPy, and Pandas) to extract radiomic features from spinal MRI scans to predict future pain and spinal degradation levels for a patient. Iterations of the model were evaluated by experts and iterated upon by implementing several bootstrapping techniques and developing a method of continuous integration using a super compute cluster.
- Python
- Tensorflow
- NumPy
- Pandas
Enterprise Software Engineering Intern
GEOST
Developed, implemented, and tested camera control software for a commercial satellite payload. Programmed features in C++ (NASA cFS framework) with regular end to end testing utilizing Jenkins, cumulating in hardware integration testing, all in support of an accelerated development cycle.
- C++
- NASA cFS
- Jenkins
Software Engineering Intern
RTM Engineering
Worked with interdisciplinary engineers to identify, develop, and distribute add on python modules to Autodesk Revit that were both user-friendly and increased productivity for internal engineering teams.
- Autodesk
- Revit
- Python
Software Engineering Intern
Direct Supply
Developed consumer level software utilizing C# and SQL Azure databases. Feature branches were managed with Git and production candidates were evaluated using an automated Jenkins pipeline.
- C#
- SQL
TECHNICAL_STACK
Key Domains
Simulation, infrastructure, and aerospace — the areas I spend most of my time in.
- Real-Time Simulation
- Distributed Systems
- Cloud-Native Infrastructure
- Aero / Defense Integration
Core Performance
- C++ Systems
- Kubernetes Orchestration
- gRPC / Protobuf Comms
- Python Data & ML
Reliability
- Software Engineering 6 yrs
- Python 5 yrs
- C++ 3 yrs
- Data / ML 2 yrs
Education
Master's in Software Engineering
Arizona State University — 2026
Concentration: Software Processes, Management & Testing
Bachelor's in Computer Science
Milwaukee School of Engineering — 2024
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
University Scholars Honors Program