Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Engineer / SME (Aerospace)

Location: El Segundo, California, at Los Angeles AFB; travel as needed

Salary: $180,000–$240,000 per year

Company

hirify.global provides technical services and modeling and simulation support to Space Systems Command and its Space Systems Integration Office.

What you will do

• Develop mission-specific and cross-portfolio modeling and simulation services, algorithms, and scenario analyses.
• Trace requirements from mission areas through representative simulations of system dynamics, operations, and behavior.
• Model systems-of-systems and families-of-systems solutions to evaluate modernization, vulnerability, survivability, resilience, and performance.
• Support utility trades, technology readiness assessments, intelligence-informed analysis, and affordability and sustainment decisions.
• Establish and conduct verification and validation procedures for models, tools, and software upgrades, including AFSIM and SEAS.
• Develop requirements, technical reports, briefings, and architectural roadmaps while collaborating with SWAC, CSRO/S5R, and PEO offices.

Requirements

• Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in a relevant field.
• 15+ years of STEM experience, with emphasis on electrical or mechanical engineering, physics, earth science, mathematics, operations analysis, or a related field.
• Experience designing, developing, implementing, deploying, managing, or upgrading complex technical systems in the SSIO mission space.
• Proficiency in systems engineering and at least one implementation discipline, such as software, electrical, mechanical, aerospace, or mission engineering.
• Technical program leadership, stakeholder management, strong communication, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, Matlab, AFSIM, and STK.

Nice to have

• Space systems modeling and simulation experience in military, contractor, DoD civilian, SETA, or SE&I environments.
• Familiarity with the DoD acquisition lifecycle and JCIDS processes.
• Experience with SATCOM, PNT, missile warning and tracking, tactical ISR, BMC3, launch, space weather, or related mission areas.
• Experience with statistical performance measurement, scenario evaluation, and stochastic modeling verification and validation.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time technical services position supporting Space Systems Command.
• Work involves collaboration with government and program-office stakeholders.
• Travel is required as needed.