Simulation Software Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

• BS or MS in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related field with 5+ years of experience preferred
• 5+ years of relevant software, modeling, simulation, or aerospace engineering experience preferred.
• Strong programming experience with C, C++, and Python.
• 6-degrees-of-freedom simulation development experience
• Experience in one or more areas including spacecraft dynamics, thermal modeling, power modeling, RF comm modeling, sensor modeling (IMUs, star trackers, LIDAR, etc), GNC software integration
• Experience with Agile software development tools and processes
• Experience with Atlassian tools, Git version control, Gitlab, Docker, and Linux

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience developing or supporting hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments.
• Experience with High Level Architecture (HLA).
• Experience with Core Flight System/Core Flight Software (cFS). Previous experience developing simulation software for spacecraft or other complex aerospace systems.

Job Description

Our client is seeking a Simulation Software Engineer to develop, test, and maintain high-fidelity spacecraft simulation models and software environments. This role works closely with flight software, GNC, and subsystem engineering teams to support spacecraft development, hardware-in-the-loop testing, fault testing, and mission operations training. The Simulation Software Engineer will design, develop, test, and maintain high-fidelity spacecraft simulation models, including vehicle, environmental, sensor, actuator, and interface models, while supporting real-time, faster-than-real-time, and hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments. They will collaborate with GNC, flight software, and subsystem engineers to perform model verification, fault modeling and FDIR testing, and provide simulation support for flight software, ground software, and mission operations.