Tracking Architecture Performance Engineer - Senior Member of Technical Staff

The Aerospace Corporation • Huntsville, AL

3d • $110,400 - $193,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Aerospace Corporation is hiring a Senior Member of Technical Staff or Engineering Specialist for its Tracking Architecture Performance Department (TAPD), part of the Enterprise Effects Division’s Integrated Performance Subdivision. TAPD conducts model-based analyses of tracking performance across architecture scenarios in nominal and contested environments, supporting concept development, engineering analysis, algorithm development, and evaluation of single- and multi-INT architectures. Its mission areas include missile defense, space domain awareness, and surveillance, with sensor technologies including radar, electro-optical, infrared, electronic warfare, SIGINT, and GEOINT.

In this role, you will contribute to modeling, simulation, and analysis projects with department staff and engineering teams across the corporation. The work evaluates complex, multi-domain system-of-systems architectures and tracking performance, develops and optimizes tracking and sensor-fusion algorithms, and creates simulation approaches, models, computational tools, performance metrics, and visualizations. The analyses help customers assess system performance, identify capability gaps, evaluate vulnerability and resiliency, and improve architectural designs.

This is a full-time position requiring 100% onsite work in El Segundo, Colorado Springs, Huntsville, or Chantilly. Occasional travel and/or work outside business hours may be needed to support customers. A current and active TS/SCI clearance is required; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a clearance. The listed annual pay range is $110,400–$193,500, with individual compensation based on factors including education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or a related discipline.
• For the Senior Member of Technical Staff role: at least 4 years of applicable professional experience leading technical teams and coordinating complex modeling and analysis tasks.
• For the Engineering Specialist role: at least 6 years of applicable professional experience leading technical teams and coordinating complex modeling and analysis tasks.
• Knowledge of tracking algorithms, multi-target tracking, and tracking performance assessment.
• Willingness to occasionally travel and/or work outside business hours as required to support customer needs.
• Current and active TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in a related STEM discipline.
• Expert-level programming skills in languages such as C, C++, Python, or FORTRAN.
• Familiarity with Bitbucket, GitHub, JIRA, or Confluence.
• Current, active TS/SCI or SAP clearance.
• Leadership experience in a customer-facing organization.
• Knowledge of government missile warning/missile tracking, space domain awareness, and/or ISR mission architectures.
• Experience with end-to-end modeling, simulation, and analysis of integrated sensor architectures across operational domains, and with radar, EO/IR, or Lidar system performance assessment.
• Experience collaborating on major modeling, simulation, and analysis initiatives with FFRDCs, government entities, UARCs, SETAs, and/or industry.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, program offices, customers, contractors, and colleagues.
• Experience leading technical teams and mentoring junior staff.
• Experience identifying, prioritizing, and resolving technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Perform modeling and analysis studies for complex system-of-systems architectures, emphasizing tracking performance optimization.
• Evaluate multi-domain architectures incorporating space-, air-, maritime-, and ground-based target and sensor components.
• Analyze tracking scenarios involving space objects, airborne targets, maritime vessels, and ground-based entities.
• Conduct trade-space analyses to balance system performance requirements and identify architectural optimizations.
• Develop performance metrics and data visualizations to communicate analytical results.
• Design, develop, and implement tracking algorithms, multi-sensor data-fusion algorithms, and methodologies to improve sensor architecture performance.
• Create simulation approaches, computational tools, and models to support concept exploration and technology assessment.
• Collaborate with department staff and other engineering departments on modeling, simulation, and analysis projects.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options.
• 401(k) plan with company-paid contributions of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service, plus matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested upon hire.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions.
• Relocation assistance.
• Professional growth and development programs.
• Education assistance programs.
• Inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.

What This Job Offers

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