Director, Modeling & Simulation- Missile Defense

True Anomaly•Denver, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

A new space race has begun. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build innovative technology that solves the next generation of engineering, manufacturing, and operational challenges for space security and sustainability. OUR MISSION The peaceful use of space is essential for continued prosperity on Earth—from communications and finance to navigation and logistics. True Anomaly builds innovative technology at the intersection of spacecraft, software, and AI to enhance the capabilities of the U.S., its allies, and commercial partners. We safeguard global security by ensuring space access and sustainability for all. OUR VALUES Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together YOUR MISSION RESPONSIBILITIES This role is the technical “spine” of the Missile Defense program, unifying design, software, and controls into a single authoritative system-level analytical and integration environment. The Director of Modeling and Simulation owns the analytical and integration backbone of the Missile Defense program and is accountable for the fidelity, coherence, and usefulness of all system- and vehicle-level modeling, simulation, and test environments. This role maintains the authoritative system-level digital twin of the interceptor architecture, encompassing the booster/interceptor, kill vehicle, and host vehicle, and ensures that the digital twin accurately represents the as-designed state of the system across evolving design versions. The Director is responsible for benchmarking system performance against Design Reference Missions (DRMs) and program design baselines, enabling leadership to make informed, data-driven decisions throughout the program lifecycle. In addition, the Director establishes and governs the modeling framework that allows subsystem owners to contribute validated, configuration-controlled models that roll up into the system-level digital twin. This includes defining model interfaces, data standards, assumptions, and update cadence to ensure consistency and traceability between subsystem developments and system-level performance assessments. The role also has full ownership of system- and vehicle-level Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) capabilities. This includes individual HIL/SIL environments for each vehicle, an integrated multi-vehicle HIL/SIL, and an ecosystem-level integrated HIL/SIL that incorporates the broader Missile Defense environment, including the ground software elements . These environments are used to validate models, de-risk integration, assess flight software and GNC behavior, and support end-to-end mission-level testing. Finally, the Director of Modeling and Simulation serves as the central technical integrator across design engineering, GNC, flight software, and other critical technical disciplines. This role ensures that outputs from these teams are consistently reflected in the digital twin and HIL/SIL environments, that cross-disciplinary interactions are properly captured, and that modeling and simulation serve as a unifying mechanism for system integration, trade studies, and program risk reduction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering , Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related technical field; advanced degree strongly preferred.
10+ years of experience in modeling and simulation for complex aerospace, missile, or multi-vehicle systems.
Demonstrated ownership of system-level models spanning multiple interacting vehicles or subsystems.
Strong foundation in flight dynamics, guidance and control, and mission-level performance analysis.
Experience developing or overseeing HIL and SIL environments for flight systems.
Proven ability to integrate technical outputs across multiple engineering disciplines.
Ability to maintain or obtain TS//SCI clearance
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (IT AR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

Experience on DoD, missile defense, or space programs involving Design Reference Missions and formal design baselines.
Prior responsibility for digital twin development across multiple program phases.
Familiarity with rapid-prototyping, SBI/SBIR, or fast-iteration defense programs.
Experience supporting PDR, CDR, and flight readiness reviews using modeling and simulation artifacts.
Ability to communicate complex analytical results clearly to senior technical leadership and government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

This role is the technical “spine” of the Missile Defense program, unifying design, software, and controls into a single authoritative system-level analytical and integration environment.
The Director of Modeling and Simulation owns the analytical and integration backbone of the Missile Defense program and is accountable for the fidelity, coherence, and usefulness of all system- and vehicle-level modeling, simulation, and test environments.
This role maintains the authoritative system-level digital twin of the interceptor architecture, encompassing the booster/interceptor, kill vehicle, and host vehicle, and ensures that the digital twin accurately represents the as-designed state of the system across evolving design versions.
The Director is responsible for benchmarking system performance against Design Reference Missions (DRMs) and program design baselines, enabling leadership to make informed, data-driven decisions throughout the program lifecycle.
The Director establishes and governs the modeling framework that allows subsystem owners to contribute validated, configuration-controlled models that roll up into the system-level digital twin.
The role also has full ownership of system- and vehicle-level Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) capabilities.
The Director of Modeling and Simulation serves as the central technical integrator across design engineering, GNC, flight software, and other critical technical disciplines.