CareerPlan

Cross-Mission Modeling and Simulation Specialist

Chantilly, VA, USFull-time$129k–$194k2026-10-26 → 2026-11-10
On-siteSecurity clearance required

Core

Develop and apply modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) capabilities to support end-to-end effects chain analysis and space-enabled campaign modeling for defense, civil, and commercial customers.

Role type

Senior IC modeling and simulation specialist (space systems)

Builds

In-house, commercial, and government-off-the-shelf engineering analysis tools and products involving multi-phenomenology sensor data

Domain

Defense / Space Systems / Modeling & Simulation

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Astrodynamics, multi-phenomenology remote sensing (EOIR, RADAR, RF), Python, C++, enterprise architecture analysis, agent-based modeling, red vs blue simulations, command and control (C2) evaluation

Preferred skills

Space-based architecture resiliency, AFSIM, distributed/cloud-based software, high-performance computing, CI/CD pipelines

Technologies

Python, C++, AFSIM, EOIR, RADAR, RF

Responsibilities

Translate program needs into modeling and simulation tasks; develop engineering analysis tools; present briefings and reports; mentor junior staff; analyze enterprise-level architectures composed of multiple integrated missions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC