Requisition ID: 1841

Standard Weekly Hours: 40.00

Location: ULA - Denver

Relocation: Yes- Relocation may be available

Travel Requirements: None/Infrequent

Job Overview & Responsibilities

At ULA, as a Trajectory Simulation Software Engineer 1 in the Simulation Program for Advanced Rocket Trajectory Analysis (SPARTA) group, you will design, implement, test, verify, document, and deploy changes to ULA's premier orbital launch simulation software tool suite. The suite is utilized by ULA's Trajectory, Guidance, Controls, and Structural Dynamics engineers to design every mission and analyze every rocket that ULA launches, including NASA's SLS. Core responsibilities include:

• Act as a hands-on developer to deliver operational and enabling capabilities designed to meet systems analysis and flight operations requirements for trajectory simulation, optimization, statistical analysis, and data visualization software.
• Develop new software products, implement modern software design principles, resolve complex technical problems, and provide solutions which are innovative and ingenious.
• Refine requirements, design subsystems, develop code units, and perform integration, test, and verification of software.
• Work with a highly collaborative team in an agile environment embracing a "fail fast" mentality (fail fast, fail often, react quickly and learn from every failure).
• Engage with Product Owners, Technology Architects, System Engineers, QA, and/or Automation team members on cross-functional activities to design, develop, and test cutting-edge software solutions.

Required Education

Bachelor

Required Years of Experience

None required

Basic Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) or a related technical field from an accredited college or university
• Experience with C++ and Python with exposure to high fidelity simulation or analysis
• Experience with object-oriented design
• Experience with Linux
• Understanding of software configuration management practices and tools such as git
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with faster than real-time simulations
• Experience with physics-based trajectory simulations
• Experience with optimization or Monte Carlo analysis software
• Experience with manipulation and reduction of large time series physical data sets
• Experience working in an agile development team environment

Summary Salary Range (for ULA - Denveronly): $77,111.00 - $128,518.00

Please note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon a candidate's experience and qualifications, as well as internal equity, market and business considerations. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in addition to base pay.

We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:

• 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
• Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible work environments

Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a "9/80 schedule," meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.

Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Security Clearance / International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore, all applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62 (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or protected individual. See 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) and 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) for additional information).