The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace’s strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division leverages a broad array of engineering disciplines against a dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space-enabled mission effects.

The Cross-Mission Effectiveness Department (CMED) in the Integrated Performance Subdivision leads integration and application of modeling and simulation capabilities and modern analysis workflows to support end-to-end effects chain analysis and space and space-enabled campaign modeling. As a member of CMED, you will provide technical capabilities to support our customers in modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) of space, air, and ground-based systems of systems to investigate architecture and concept of operations (CONOPS) performance in nominal and contested operating environments. MS&A focus areas include agent-based modeling, red vs blue simulations, military utility and capability drawdown, killchain effectiveness, enterprise architecture resiliency, and command and control (C2) evaluation. We support a variety of customers with diverse program portfolios, and we are looking for curious and innovative teammates to help us address our customers’ hardest problems!

Work Model:

This is a full-time, 100% onsite position located in El Segundo, CA, Colorado Springs, CO, or Chantilly, VA.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Act as an integration leader and spokesperson for the Cross-Mission Effectiveness Department, coordinating across multiple Aerospace program offices to connect customer requirements with Aerospace capabilities and to identify opportunities for new partnerships.  

• Work closely with our cross-mission killchain analysisfocused program offices and customers to translate their program needs into modeling, simulation, and analysis tasks.  

• Independently coordinate and lead the architecture and development of an in-house killchain modeling tool to ensure timely, accurate, and consistent team deliveries.  

• Use and contribute to the development of in-house and commercial- and government-off-the-shelf engineering analysis tools and analysis products.  

• Collaborate across technical organizations to achieve optimal solutions and efficiencies.  

• Develop and present briefings and reports for program offices and customers.  

• Mentor junior staff members on technical and professional development subjects and contribute to a learning environment where it is encouraged to share ideas and feedback.  

• Hold self and team accountable for results and remove barriers for teams to achieve objectives.  

• Travel occasionally as required.  

What You Need to be Successful - Project Leader - Modeling & Simulation Engineering

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in in engineering (aerospace, astronautical, mechanical, or software), computer science, physics, operations research, or closely related technical field from an accredited school.  

• 6 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience, including multi-disciplinary systems engineering and/or program management environments.  

• Experience with OPIR and RADAR system detection and tracking

• Demonstrated strength in architecture and sensor-level simulations and evaluation

• Experience executing end-to-end mission performance assessments with emphasis in modeling remote sensing systems, tracking, and estimation.

• Technical understanding of space operations, red vs blue simulations, military utility and capability drawdown, killchain effectiveness, enterprise architecture resiliency, and/or command and control (C2).  

• Advanced experience with Python and C++.   

• Familiarity with Digital Engineering, including modern software development methodologies, tools and processes, distributed frameworks, API development, and cloud computing. 

• Experience leading a team to accomplish an objective.   

• Demonstrated high level of creativeness, initiative, and self-motivation.   

• Ability to work on dynamic assignments and adapt to changing customer expectations.  

• Excellent interpersonal skills with effective oral and written communication skills.  

• Current Top Secret Clearance.    

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• An advanced degree in applicable STEM areas or other relevant disciplines.  

• Proficiency with the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM).     

• Knowledge of Intelligence Community, U.S. Department of Defense, and Department of the Air Force business practices and programs.  

• Current Top Secret/SCI Clearance with polygraph, and special programs access.   

• Widely recognized internally and externally by peers, management, program offices, customers, and contractors for delivering high-impact solutions to complex, cross-organizational problems.