Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Specialist at The Aerospace Corporation — Chantilly, VA

As a member of the Cross-Mission Effectiveness Department, you will provide technical capabilities to support our customers in modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) of space, air, and ground-based systems of systems to 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, military utility and capability drawdown, killchain effectiveness, 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!

This 100% onsite position can be filled in either our El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA offices.

What You’ll Be Doing

• 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.

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.
• 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.

How You Can Stand Out

• 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.

(Min - Max)

$129,000.00 - $193,500.00

Pay Basis: Annual

Leadership Competencies

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

Ways We Reward Our Employees

• 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

Equal Opportunity Commitment