Modeling & Simulation Engineer, Missiles
Core
Develop, integrate, and validate dynamic and closed-loop simulations for guided weapons, interceptors, missiles, and related flight vehicles to support vehicle design, GNC integration, and system performance analysis.
Role type
Senior IC modeling & simulation engineer (missiles/flight dynamics)
Builds
Physics-based models, simulation environments, and analysis tools for aerospace and defense systems
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Flight Dynamics / Guidance & Control
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
3-DOF and 6-DOF flight dynamics modeling, rigid-body dynamics, numerical integration, GNC integration, trajectory analysis, Monte Carlo analysis, error budgeting, MATLAB/Python/C++ programming, Git/CI workflows
Preferred skills
Hypersonic vehicle modeling, guidance law development, Kalman filtering, trajectory optimization, aerodynamic database integration, real-time simulation (HITL/SITL)
Technologies
MATLAB, Python, C++, Git, real-time simulation frameworks
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain 3-DOF/6-DOF flight and engagement simulations; Implement equations of motion, coordinate transformations, and environmental models; Integrate guidance algorithms, autopilots, and seeker functions into closed-loop simulations; Evaluate trajectory and engagement performance including miss distance and stability; Perform model correlation, parameter estimation, and postflight reconstruction; Develop preflight predictions and test scenarios; Produce validation evidence and engineering review material.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
