The Aerospace Corporation

Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation$110K — $165K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, physics, operations research, or closely related technical field.
  • 5+ years of professional experience in engineering/science with a focus on systems engineering and program management.
  • Technical knowledge of space operations and related military simulations.
  • Experience with remote sensing techniques, including EOIR and radar signal processing.
  • Proficiency in programming languages like Python, C++, or MATLAB.
  • Proven leadership experience in engineering projects.
  • Ability to adapt to dynamic assignments and changing customer needs.

Responsibilities

  • Represent the department as a technical authority in your expertise.
  • Independently lead and manage projects to ensure timely and accurate results.
  • Analyze and model enterprise-level missions comprehensively.
  • Develop and use engineering analysis tools effectively.
  • Create and present briefings and reports for stakeholders.
  • Mentor junior staff and foster a collaborative environment.
  • Occasionally travel as required for project needs.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
  • Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
  • Flexible work schedules with telework options.
  • Generous 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and company contributions.
  • Education assistance programs for professional development.
  • Variable pay program for exceptional performance.
  • Relocation assistance for moving expenses.
  • Inclusive work environment emphasizing teamwork and respect.
Full Job Description

The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace’s strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The divisionleveragesa broad array of engineering disciplines against a dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space-enabled mission effects.

As a member of theCross-Mission Effectiveness Department, you will provide technical capabilities to support our customers in modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) of space, air, and ground-basedsystems of systemsto investigate architecture and concept of operations (CONOPS) performance in nominal and contested operating environments. MS&A focus areas include agent-based modeling, red vs blue simulations, militaryutilityand capability drawdown, killchaineffectiveness, enterprise architecture resiliency,and command and control (C2) evaluation. We support a variety of customers with diverse program portfolios, and we are looking for curious and innovative teammates to help us address our customers’ hardest problems!

Work Model: This100% onsiteposition can be filled ineither ourEl Segundo, CAor Chantilly, VAoffices. 

WhatYou’llBe Doing

  • Represent the Cross-Mission Effectiveness Department as a technical authority in your area(s) of expertise.   

  • Independently lead and contribute to technical analysis projects to ensure timely, accurate, andconsistent team deliveries.

  • Exercise your expertise in understanding, modeling, and analyzing enterprise-level integrated missions.

  • Use and contribute to the development of in-house and commercial/government-off-the-shelf engineering analysis tools and analysis products.  

  • Develop and present briefings and reports for program offices and customers.  

  • Mentor junior staff members on technical and professional development subjects and contribute to a learning environment where it is encouraged to share ideas and feedback.  

  • Travel occasionally as required.  

What You Need to be Successful 

Minimum Requirements:    

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (aerospace, astronautical, mechanical, electrical, or software), computer science, physics, operations research, or closely related technical field from an accredited school.   

  • 5 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including multi-disciplinary systems engineering and/or program management environments.   

  • Technical understanding of space operations, red vs blue simulations, military utility and capability drawdown, killchain effectiveness, enterprise architecture resiliency, and/or command and control (C2). 

  • Experience in one or more of the following: space systems, space surveillance, spacecraft ground systems, communications infrastructure, command and control (C2), spacecraft maneuvering, space protection, or space-driven killchains.    

  • Experience with multi-phenomenology remote sensing techniques such as EOIR and radar signal processing, especially in the context of object detection, characterization, tracking, and estimation. 

  • Experience with one or more software languages that may include Python, C++, or MATLAB.    

  • Experience leading a team to accomplish an objective.    

  • Ability to work on dynamic assignments and adapt to changing customer expectations.   

  • Excellent interpersonal skills with effective oral and written communication skills.   

  • Current Top Secret clearance.     

 

How You Can Stand Out  

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these: 

  • An advanced degree in an applicable STEM area or other relevant discipline. 

  • Experience modeling the space domain using a toolkit or framework such as AFSIM, STK, or GMAT. 

  • Direct experience with agent-based modeling, red vs blue simulations, military utility and capability drawdown analysis, killchain effectiveness, enterprise architecture resiliency, and/or command and control (C2. 

  • Knowledge of Intelligence Community, Department of War, and/or Department of the Air Force business practices and programs. 

  • Experience briefing senior government leaders. 

  • Current Top Secret clearance with SCI access and polygraph.  

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business.  The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below.  Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.

(Min - Max)

$110,400.00 - $165,500.00

Pay Basis: Annual

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:

  • Operate Strategically
  • Lead Change   
  • Engage with Impact   
  • Foster Innovation   
  • Deliver Results  

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type.  A few highlights include:

  • Comprehensive health care and wellness plans

  • Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation

  • Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options

  • 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire

  • Flexible spending accounts

  • Variable pay program for exceptional contributions

  • Relocation assistance

  • Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career

  • Education assistance programs

  • An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

We are all unique, from various backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

About The Aerospace Corporation

The Aerospace Corporation is a nonprofit corporation that operates a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) headquartered in El Segundo, California. The corporation provides technical guidance and advice on all aspects of space missions to military, civil, and commercial customers. Aerospace also designs and develops spacecraft, sensors, and other systems in support of national security, civil, and commercial customers. The corporation has more than 4,000 employees and operates a number of laboratories and test facilities across the United States.
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1960

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