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Mission Analysis Engineer (Mid-career) - Millennium Space Systems

USA - El Segundo, CA💼 Full-time💰 $3–$3🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Responsible Engineering Authority for modeling, simulation, and analysis of large satellite constellations and EO/IR sensor systems to assess mission effectiveness and validate on-orbit performance.

Role type

Senior IC Mission Analysis Engineer (Space Systems)

Builds

Simulation platforms for constellation assessment, EO/IR image processing chains, and payload models for system trades.

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Constellations / Electro-Optical Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Modeling and simulation of complex satellite systems, EO/IR image processing algorithms, orbital mechanics, kinematic state estimation, optimal control algorithms, system performance validation, program management

Preferred skills

Satellite design and operation, government furnished image models (ASSET, PRA Toolkit, AFSIM), hardware development languages (VHDL, Verilog, Vitis Model Composer), satellite space-to-space communication networks, technical leadership and REA experience

Technologies

Matlab/Simulink, Python, C++, ASSET, PRA Toolkit, AFSIM, VHDL, Verilog, Vitis Model Composer

Responsibilities

Build and maintain simulations for large satellite constellations, own the EO/IR image processing algorithms chain, create models for space vehicle payloads, develop novel algorithms for EO/IR sensing and tracking, develop CONOPS/DRM, collaborate with software/firmware teams for simulation deployment

Seniority

Mid-career, hands-on IC with program management responsibilities

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