Vantor is seekingaPrincipalAerospace Modeling & SimulationEngineerto support advanced ISR studies for government and commercial customers. In this role, you willprovide strategic and technical leadership across theVantor Aerospace Modeling & Simulation(M&S)organization.You will serveas the primary intermediary between customers, program leadership, and modeling teams, translating mission needs and customer objectives into executable technical strategies, program roadmaps, and prioritized action plans.

What Youll Do

• Define the technical vision, modeling strategy, and execution approach forM&Sprograms.

• Partner with customers and program leadership to clarify mission needs, shape technical solutions, and translate requirements into prioritized work plans.

• Maintain overall technical quality across the M&S team, including the integrity of models, scenarios, assumptions, methods, results, and conclusions.

• Establish and enforce common modeling approaches, technical review standards, verification and validation practices, and documentation expectations.

• Standardize simulation workflows and promote reusable models, scenarios, data products, tools, and analysis components across programs.

• Improve team efficiency through automation, reduced manual analyst effort, better tool integration, and effective use of high-performance, cloud, and distributed computing environments.

• Guide technical work allocation and prioritization based on customer needs, program risk, available resources, and strategic objectives.

• Identify cross-project technical risks, process weaknesses, capability gaps, and opportunities for improvement.

• Mentor and develop analysts through coaching, technical reviews, training, and knowledge sharing.

• Develop recommendations and roadmaps for future investments inM&Stools, infrastructure, methods, data, and workforce capabilities.

• Represent theM&Sorganization in customer engagements, technical reviews, proposals, and strategic planning activities.

Note: US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance are mandatory for this position and required for consideration.

Required:

• US Citizenship Required with an active or current TS/SCI clearance.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college/university, inAerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.

• 15 years of relevant experience.

• Willing to work on-site.

Desired/Preferred Qualifications:

• An advanced degree in Engineering or a related field.

• Working knowledge of the theory and applications of astrodynamics, remote sensing, spacecraft design, aerospace systems operations,orcomplex systems integration is desired.

• Experience with the design, development and software implementation of complex mathematical algorithms.

• Ability to developstandaloneengineering tools/scripts via Python and/or Excel.

• Ability to identify, analyze, resolve technical risks and issues, develop technical reports, and collaborate with government and other stakeholders to implement recommended solutions.

• Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with both clients and teammates to achieve program goals.

• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Highly motivated and dynamic work ethic with a strong desire to contribute to the mission.