Mission Analysis Engineer Senior

Job Summary
As a Mission Analysis Engineer on the Mission Analysis Engineering Team, you will be the Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) for all modeling, simulation, and analysis for a program, study, or proposal. You will develop methods to simulate mission scenarios and assess end-to-end constellation capabilities; design and implement image processing, inertial tracking, state estimation, and optimal control algorithms for sensor systems; and provide tools and modeling platforms for validating system performance during on-orbit mission operations. You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with technical and program leadership and will be responsible for program management activities, to ensure that high-quality work products are delivered on time and that the proposed mission solution meets the customer need.

This position's internal job code is Guidance, Nav & Controls Engr. Our team is currently hiring for a Level 4-5.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain simulations for large satellite constellations to assess effectiveness against mission requirements
• Own the Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) image processing algorithms chain, from photon to Warfighter
• Create models for space vehicle payloads to use in system trades and performance predictions
• Develop novel algorithms, models, and data processing schemes for EO/IR sensing and tracking systems
• Concepts of Operation (CONOPS)/Design Reference Mission (DRM) development, modeling, and simulation
• Collaborate with software and firmware teams to develop platforms for simulation deployment (eg. software/hardware-in-the-loop)

Minimum Qualifications

• 9+ years experience in aerospace systems design, analysis, and/or operation
• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or the physical sciences / computer science
• Experience in modeling and simulation of complex satellite systems using common tools such as Matlab/Simulink, Python, or C++
• Experience with EO/IR optical systems and image processing algorithms
• Experience in orbital mechanics and kinematic state estimation
• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• 14+ years experience in satellite design and/or operation
• Experience with government furnished image models like ASSET, PRA Toolkit, or AFSIM
• Proficiency with hardware development languages such as VHDL, Verilog, Vitis Model Composer
• Experience with satellite space-to-space communication networks
• Technical leadership experience, including requirements V&V, delegation and management of technical tasks, responsible engineering authority (REA) experience, and cost account management (CAM) experience.
• Possess active TS/SCI clearance

Summary Pay-Range
Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only of what is reasonably expected to be paid for the position. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Level 4: $135,150 - $198,750

• Level 5: $164,050 - $241,250