Virginia’s Modeling and Simulation Industry employs 11,300 people in the private sector. Regionally, Mod-Sim in Virginia is concentrated in Northern Virginia (6,300) and Hampton Roads (4,800). Those two regions account for 99% of all Mod-Sim Industry employment in Virginia. Federal government and military Mod-Sim employment is estimated at 2,800. The direct economic output of Virginia’s Mod-Sim Industry is $1.7 billion. Mod-Sim supports an additional $1.4 billion in economic activity in Virginia.
Virginia is home to 189 Mod-Sim companies with 259 locations. Virginia’s Mod-Sim Industry is concentrated in Hampton Roads (139) and Northern Virginia (107). These two regions comprise 94% of Virginia’s Mod-Sim companies.
Virginia has 189 companies applying Mod-Sim technology to diverse industries such as defense, health care, aerospace, transportation, and entertainment.
Major
Mod-Sim Companies in Virginia |
Alion
|
Allied Technology
Group |
Axiom |
Booz Allen Hamilton |
CACI |
Computer Sciences Corp. |
Cubic |
Electronic Arts |
General Dynamics |
L-3 Communications |
LMI |
Lockheed Martin |
MITRE |
Northrop Grumman |
Professional Software
Engineering |
Rockwell Collins |
Raytheon |
SAIC |
Serco |
Sparta |
In the past five years, 19 Mod-Sim projects have announced almost 1,500 new jobs and investments of $100 million.
Recent
major announcements include: |
Cyberdome Technology |
MASA Group Inc. |
MYMIC LLC |
Northrop Grumman |
Rockwell Collins |
Science Systems and Applications |
| Selected
Modeling & Simulation Occupations |
Virginia
Employment |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
3,360 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
1,840 |
| Computer programmers |
9,700 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
28,110 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
29,740 |
| Computer support specialists |
21,310 |
| Computer systems analysts |
32,740 |
| Database administrators |
4,890 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
6,180 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
3,350 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
1,480 |
| Electrical engineers |
7,170 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
1,160 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
4,880 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
18,730 |
Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia developed the world’s first doctorate program for Mod-Sim and also offers Mod-Sim programs for master’s and bachelor’s degrees. George Mason University offers a B.S. in Computer Game Design. Other Virginia universities involved in Mod-Sim include:
- Christopher Newport University
- Hampton University
- James Madison University
- Norfolk State University
- The College of William and Mary
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Tech
The Virginia Community College System provides education and training programs for Virginians and Virginia businesses. In Hampton Roads, Tidewater Community College and Thomas Nelson Community College offer degrees and certificates in Mod-Sim, while Northern Virginia Community College offers classes.
Other technical degree programs at Virginia’s community colleges include
- CAD/CAM
- Computer Sciences/Information Technology/Management Information Systems
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies
- Industrial Electronics
- Industrial Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technologies
Virginia is home to numerous R&D facilities which support modeling and simulation, including:
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Defense Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office
- NASA Langley Research Center
- National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation
- National Crash Analysis Center
- The Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center
- Modeling and Simulation Center for Collaborative Technologies (Riverstone Technology Park)
Virginia receives the highest amount of U.S. Department of Defense Prime Contracts ($54.7 billion in FY 2010). The number of military bases and government offices in Virginia illustrates the federal government presence in Virginia. Over 16,000 people exit the U.S. military from bases in Virginia each year.
- Army Training and Doctrine Command
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Department of Homeland Security
- Defense Technical Information Center
- Fort A.P. Hill
- Fort Belvoir
- Fort Eustis
- Fort Lee
- Langley Air Force Base
- Marine Corps Base Quantico
- Mission Defense Agency
- National Ground Intelligence Center
- National Reconnaissance Office
- Naval Air Station, Oceana
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren
- Navy Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force
- Norfolk Naval Base
- Office of Naval Research
- Space and Naval Warfare Center
