Mission Analysis Engineer - Modeling & Simulation | EO-IR Systems

Moseley Technical Services, Inc.•El Segundo, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring a Mission Analysis Engineer – Modeling & Simulation / EO-IR Satellite Systems to support advanced space and defense programs involving satellite constellation analysis, Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) payload modeling, mission simulation, and mission performance assessment. This role develops end-to-end mission analysis tools, modeling and simulation platforms, image processing algorithms, and state estimation solutions while supporting national security space missions, satellite operations, and next-generation aerospace systems.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship is required by Federal Law
Ability to obtain an Interim and/or Final Top Secret Security Clearance after hire.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline, and 5+ years of related experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
2+ years of experience modeling and simulating complex satellite or aerospace systems.
Proficiency with one or more of the following: MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C++
Experience developing modeling, simulation, and analytical tools for aerospace, defense, or space systems.
Experience supporting satellite mission analysis, mission performance evaluation, or constellation analysis.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree with 9+ years of related engineering experience.
5+ years of satellite design, spacecraft development, or on-orbit operations experience.
Experience with Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) payloads, optical systems, and image processing algorithms.
Experience with: Orbital mechanics, Astrodynamics, Kinematic state estimation, Target tracking.
Experience using government modeling and simulation tools including: ASSET, PRA Toolkit, AFSIM.
Knowledge of hardware development and modeling technologies including: VHDL, Verilog, Vitis Model Composer.
Experience with satellite communications and space-to-space networking architectures.
Technical leadership experience including: Responsible Engineering Authority (REA), Requirements verification and validation (V&V), Technical task leadership, Cost Account Management (CAM).
Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) for mission modeling, simulation, and performance analysis supporting programs, studies, and proposals.
Develop, maintain, and enhance high-fidelity simulations of large satellite constellations to evaluate mission effectiveness against customer and system requirements.
Design, develop, and optimize Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) image processing algorithms from photon collection through mission-level data exploitation.
Build payload performance models to support system trades, design decisions, and mission performance predictions.
Develop advanced algorithms for: EO/IR sensing, Image processing, Inertial tracking, State estimation, Optimal control, Target tracking.
Create and maintain Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) and Design Reference Missions (DRMs) using modeling and simulation tools.
Collaborate with software and firmware engineering teams to develop simulation environments, including software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platforms.
Develop analytical tools used to validate spacecraft and constellation performance during on-orbit mission operations.
Partner with technical and program leadership to ensure mission analysis products are delivered on schedule and meet customer performance objectives.
Support technical planning, proposal efforts, system trades, and mission architecture development.