Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Engineer
Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd.•Chantilly, VA
•$120,000 - $220,000•Onsite
About The Position
Odyssey is seeking a Modeling, Simulation & Analysis (MS&A) Engineer to support national space mission objectives at the NRO in Chantilly, VA. In this role, you will apply advanced modeling, simulation, and analytic techniques to help characterize spacecraft behavior, evaluate system performance, and shape future analytic planning. Your work will directly contribute to understanding complex space systems and ensuring critical mission capabilities for our government partners. This position offers the opportunity to make meaningful impact while working in a collaborative, mission‑driven environment.
Requirements
- Must be a US citizen
- TS/SCI with polygraph
- B.S. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) in engineering discipline
- 2+ years of relevant experience
- Experience using one or more of the following: C++, Python, R, SQL, PostgreSQL, Linux, MATLAB, VBA, or STK
- Engineering analysis (collecting, organizing, analyzing data) experience
- Excellent communication skills that will allow the presentation of findings to internal and external customers
Nice To Haves
- Experience with free space optical and optical space-to-ground systems
- Experience integrating MS&A and MBSE data sets using SysML
- Experience developing and maintaining MBSE models
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau
- Experience in the development and maintenance of MS&A tools and software
Responsibilities
- Perform orbital mechanics modeling & simulation (M&S) (Mod/Sim) including orbit determination, orbital maneuvering, and spacecraft flight dynamics
- Perform link budget, latency, and throughput analyses for RF and optical space-based relay and space-to-ground telecommunications
- Perform assessments of satellite payload sensor phenomenology (optics/radar/RF) and product quality
- Assess end-to-end system designs against Required Performance Parameters and identify required Technical Performance Measures
- Create MS&A supporting documentation to include terms of reference, study plans, modeling assumptions, data input/output, analytic results, visualizations, and conclusions
- Advise the government and contractor teams of forward-looking and follow-on studies, analyses to incorporate into a roadmap of future analytic planning
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- Tricare supplement
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- employee assistance program
- learning and development benefit
- paid time off
- holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
