Modeling & Simulation Software Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation

Chantilly, VA, USA
Base: $117,300.00 - $175,900.00; bonus/equity: not...
On-site
High-performance modeling and simulation software
Java object-oriented design
Multi-threaded distributed systems
Develop advanced, high-performance, production-quality modeling and simulation (M&S) software to help support challenging problems posed by Aerospace’s customers

Job Summary

  • Develop advanced, high-performance, production-quality modeling and simulation (M&S) software to help support challenging problems posed by Aerospace’s customers.
  • Port scientific, engineering, and physics-based modeling code, calculations, and algorithms from technical documents, Matlab, Python, and Excel to Java based software.
  • Participate in cross-disciplinary teams to solve complex and challenging problems and may need to help guide, advise, instruct, and mentor staff with expertise in non-software fields.

Matching Summary

Develop advanced, high-performance, production-quality modeling and simulation (M&S) software to help support challenging problems posed by Aerospace’s customers.

Salary

Base: $117,300.00 - $175,900.00; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Comprehensive health care, 401(k) with company match, paid time off

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • High-performance modeling and simulation software
  • Java Object-Oriented design
  • Multi-threaded distributed systems
  • Physics-based vehicle simulations
  • Spacecraft subsystems knowledge

Nice-to-have

  • Guidance, navigation, and control (GNC)
  • Hardware-in-the-loop test equipment
  • Distributed simulation frameworks
  • Graphics and presentation APIs

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or graduate degree
  • 6 years of experience in software engineering
  • Experience in Java
  • Experience with physics-based simulations
  • Ability to obtain U.S. Government security clearance

Work Rights

Must have U.S. citizenship to obtain security clearance

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