Mid-Level Trajectory Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Columbia, Maryland, United States

Salary: $100,000–$150,000 per year

Company

Systems Engineering Group, Inc. (SEG), a wholly owned subsidiary of hirify.global, provides air and missile defense threat engineering and combat, radar, missile systems engineering, and analysis services for the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency, and industry.

What you will do

• Develop intelligence-based analytical models and tools to characterize ballistic missile, cruise missile, and hypersonic vehicle performance.
• Develop aerodynamics, mass properties, propulsion, guidance, navigation, and control inputs and modules.
• Characterize missile performance variation and uncertainty, model threat missile excursions, and conduct design trade studies.
• Generate and evaluate digital trajectory data using six-degrees-of-freedom simulation tools.
• Support development of a high-fidelity 6-DOF digital flight simulation environment.
• Document and present technical work to internal and external customers, research improved modeling techniques, and augment toolsets.

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field. Advanced degrees are preferred and may substitute for some experience.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: analysis and modeling of ballistic missile, cruise missile, or hypersonic systems; flight dynamics; vehicle performance characterization; propulsion system design; supersonic or hypersonic aerodynamics prediction; guidance, navigation, and control; or flight test data analysis.
• Familiarity with MATLAB and Python.
• Ability to communicate effectively through written documentation and oral presentations.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with C++.
• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Advanced degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Intellectually stimulating engineering environment.
• Opportunities for technical and leadership growth.