Modeling and Simulation Engineer

Specter Aerospace • Peabody, MA

1d • $80,000 - $110,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Specter Aerospace is seeking a Modeling and Simulation Engineer to support the design and analysis of high-speed airbreathing testbed vehicles. A successful candidate will have prior experience conducting survivability and performance assessments of weapon systems, to include engagement and mission level simulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Math, Computer Science, Physics, or other related discipline
• 2+ years of relevant full-time experience
• Experience conducting engagement-level analysis of high-speed weapon systems using ESAMS or TMAP
• Experience conducting mission-level simulations in support of weapon system development using AFSIM
• Experience utilizing Linux computers for simulations and experience with HPC interfaces
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Python to support tool development
• Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Math, Computer Science, Physics, or other related discipline
• Experience leading survivability studies for weapon system development programs
• Experience working across classification levels to efficiently conduct survivability studies
• Software development experience (including CI/CD pipelines, Git/GitLab)
• Active DoD security clearance

Responsibilities

• Conduct survivability assessments of novel, high-speed weapon systems to support on-going programs
• Create and validate vehicle performance models in AFSIM
• Develop and debug threat IADS simulations in AFSIM
• Conduct engagement simulations using TMAP and ESAMS
• Develop tools in Python and MATLAB to support the performance analysis of weapon systems
• Support trajectory optimization efforts (3DOF/6DOF)
• Other duties as assigned by the company

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level