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Senior Software Engineer, Spacecraft Simulation

Denver, CO💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-10 → 2026-09-27

Core

Design and implement high-fidelity multi-physics simulation software for autonomous spacecraft, covering 6DOF dynamics, thermal systems, attitude control, and propulsion.

Role type

Senior IC spacecraft simulation software engineer

Builds

Simulation infrastructure for spacecraft and constellation modeling

Domain

Aerospace engineering / Space systems / Scientific computing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C++17, Python, 6DOF rigid body dynamics, thermal modeling, attitude dynamics and control, propulsion systems, power systems, API design, verification and validation, systems thinking

Preferred skills

ADCS, GNC, orbital mechanics, HIL/SIL systems

Technologies

C++, Python

Responsibilities

Design and implement multi-physics simulation software across spacecraft subsystems; Develop coupled physics algorithms capturing subsystem interactions; Design time-stepping algorithms and solver architectures; Write production-quality C++ with emphasis on performance; Design and maintain robust APIs in C++ and Python; Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architectural decisions

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