Senior Modeling and Simulation Engineer, Space

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

As a Senior Modeling and Simulation Engineer, you will design mission trajectories, build models to help craft mission solutions, and develop simulations to solve key mission needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead small technical team throughout model and analysis development and execution cycles
• Develop model-driven analysis (and often the models themselves)
• Perform operational and mission effectiveness analysis of existing and emerging systems and capabilities in representative environments
• Perform trade studies via simulation and recommend alternative architectures
• Provide rigorous analytical products which will be used to guide DoD decision making

Required Qualifications

• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance
• Space Mission MS&A experience - for example, working knowledge of constellation design, space trajectory design, and physics-level modeling across a wide variety of space missions
• Spacecraft & Payload MS&A experience, ability to perform physics-based, trade-space analyses for spacecraft propulsion, power, thermal management, and payloads such as RADAR, SATCOM, and/or EOIR
• Outstanding communication skills to include visual presentation of complex data
• Proficiency with physics-math scripting (e.g., Matlab (preferred), Python)
• Strong engineering background, preferably in Astrodynamics, Aerospace Engineering, Dynamics and Controls Engineering, or other related engineering field
• Experience briefing technical data to all levels of leadership within the organization and US Government

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 8+ years in a relevant Science/Engineering field
• Experience with version control tools (e.g. GitHub, Gitlab, etc.)
• Experience conducting software-based trade studies
• Proficiency with STK and advanced modules (e.g. Astrogator)
• Experience working in SAP security environments
• Experience with genetic algorithms, machine learning, AI, and reinforcement learning algorithms