Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Specialist

About the role

The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace’s strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space-enabled mission effects. This 100% onsite position can be filled in either our El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA offices.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Cross-Mission Effectiveness Department as a technical authority in your area(s) of expertise.
• Work closely with our cross-mission integration focused program offices and customers to translate their program needs into modeling, simulation, and analysis solutions.
• Independently plan, lead, and contribute to technical analysis projects.
• 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 deliver timely and technically accurate presentations and reports.
• Mentor junior staff members and contribute to a learning environment where it is encouraged to share ideas and feedback.
• Travel occasionally as required.

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.
• 8 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 two 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.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience.
• 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 two 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.

Skills

• Agent-based modeling
• Red vs Blue simulations
• Military utility and capability drawdown analysis
• Killchain effectiveness
• Enterprise architecture resiliency
• Command and control (C2)

Benefits

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

Pay

$129,000.00 - $193,500.00

Schedule

Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options