Mission Design & Analysis Engineer III (Clearance Required)

Sierra Space • Louisville, CO

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About The Position

The Mission Design & Analysis Engineer III drives mission design via modeling, simulation and analysis. The Mission Design & Analysis Engineer III works to define mission parameters and derive driving mission requirements as part of a novel spacecraft development. The Mission Design & Analysis Engineer III understands and parses mission objectives to produce relevant mission modeling and simulation data using analytical methods and mission level modeling and simulation techniques. They create constellation and system-of-systems models to evaluate mission performance parameters, then communicate those results to the broader design team. The Mission Design & Analysis Engineer III maintains and updates the system performance models as required to verify and validate system performance throughout system development.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree or master’s +3 yrs experience).
• Typically, 5+ years of related experience (or Masters + 3 yrs experience).
• Emerging expertise in mission design, mission modeling and simulation techniques, and mission analysis.
• Emerging expertise in mission level objectives, requirements and Design Reference Mission (DRM) development.
• Knowledge of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation.
• Knowledge of systems design, systems development, and technical risk identification and management strategies.
• Strong analytical and computational skills.
• Emerging ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive systems engineering products.
• An active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance is required
• U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment.

Nice To Haves

• Masters's degree in Engineering, Physics or a related field.
• Proficiency with common industry system & mission modeling tools and languages, such as STK, FreeFlyer, Cameo EA, SysML, Matlab, Python or similar.
• Ability to derive requirements and design drivers from system modelling and simulation results.
• Ability to trade mission attributes to achieve design to cost and schedule constraints while maintaining mission objectives.
• Strong understanding of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics.
• Knowledge of spacecraft systems and subsystems, space mission sensors, payloads and ground systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, model, and simulate system and system-of-systems performance parameters.
• Collect and analyze data related to mission design and system performance.
• Oversee system modeling efforts on small teams.
• Represent the mission viewpoint and present mission performance models and analysis results to the development team.
• Lead analysis-based mission performance validation and verification efforts.
• Prepare detailed technical documentation and reports to communicate findings and support project objectives.
• Work collaboratively with team members to achieve project goals and meet deadlines.
• Work and communicate effectively with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive mission design and analysis products.

Benefits

• Sierra Space offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
• We also offer a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees