Simulation Engineer - Orion Support
About The Position
The Simulation Engineer - Orion Program Support role involves developing, maintaining, and enhancing high-fidelity simulation environments for Orion spacecraft operations. This position requires designing and implementing real-time 6 Degrees of Freedom (6 DoF) simulation models, supporting integration, testing, verification, and validation activities, and troubleshooting complex software and simulation issues. The engineer will collaborate with various teams, support simulation architecture improvements, and participate in the full software development lifecycle. Emphasis is placed on implementing software engineering best practices and contributing to mission readiness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related STEM field.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- Extensive experience with C++
- Extensive experience with Python
- Extensive experience with Linux development environments
- Extensive experience with debugging large-scale software systems
- Extensive experience with software engineering best practices
- Experience with real-time 6 DoF simulations
- Experience with full software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Experience with Perforce source control
- Experience with aerospace engineering concepts including: Orbital dynamics
- Experience with aerospace engineering concepts including: Flight mechanics
- Experience with aerospace engineering concepts including: Fluid mechanics
- Experience with aerospace engineering concepts including: Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C)
Nice To Haves
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink
- Experience supporting Orion spacecraft programs
- Experience supporting aerospace simulation environments
- Knowledge of NASA human spaceflight systems and mission operations
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and enhance high-fidelity simulation environments supporting Orion spacecraft operations.
- Design and implement real-time 6 Degrees of Freedom (6 DoF) simulation models.
- Support integration, testing, verification, and validation activities.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex software and simulation issues across large-scale systems.
- Collaborate with aerospace engineers, flight software teams, and mission operations personnel.
- Support simulation architecture improvements and software modernization initiatives.
- Participate in full software development lifecycle activities, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
- Implement software engineering best practices including code reviews, automated testing, and performance optimization.
- Contribute to mission readiness and operational support activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
