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Data and ML Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton_United States
McLean, VA
…and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees…
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Test and Evaluation Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton_United States
San Diego, CA
…reliability, and user experience are key to successful software development and that means rigorous testing. That’s why we need you, an experienced Test and Evaluation Engineer who knows…
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Platform and Data Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton_United States
Honolulu, HI
…and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees…
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ICAM Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton_United States
Charleston, SC · Washington, DC
We are seeking an Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) Engineer to develop, integrate, and maintain enterprise identity services supporting mission applications and secure…
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Chief Engineer
Leisure Sports, Inc.
California, Aliso Viejo Renaissance ClubSport, CA
Direct report hiring, supervision, training and development
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Precision/Mechanical Engineer
LLNL
Livermore, CA
We have an opening for a Precision/Mechanical Engineer to join our Precision Systems & Manufacturing Group. You will apply precision and mechanical engineering principles to develop…
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Chief Engineer
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Plano, TX
Join our team as a Chief Engineer and lead the charge in innovation and efficiency. Leverage cutting-edge technology and your unparalleled expertise to drive our projects beyond the…
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Engineering Manager - ARB, Inc.
ARB, Inc
Irvine, CA · AZ · NV
Review weekly and monthly engineering progress, cost, and risk reports and communicate status to project and business leadership.
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New Glenn Stage 2 Materials & Process Engineer II
Blue Origin Personnel, LLC
United States
We are looking for a self-motivated Material & Processes Engineer to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human…
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Advanced Electrical Engineer
Aerospace
Phoenix, AZ
As an Advanced Electrical Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace in the Advanced Power Systems, you will have the opportunity to provide electrical engineering technical expertise and leadership…
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Senior or Principal Civil Engineer
Worley
AB, CA
You will work across multidisciplinary teams and support projects from feasibility and concept development through detailed design, construction, and closeout. Depending on your experience,…
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Senior Reentry Systems Engineer
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Laurel, MD
- $105,000 USD / year
Prepare and present technical and programmatic findings, recommendations, and development strategies to government sponsors, program leadership, and other stakeholders.
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Applied Design Engineer
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Laurel, MD
- $100,000 USD / year
…contribute across adjacent disciplines, and grow into technical, project, or product…
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Senior Director of Transmission Line Design
Electric Power Engineers
Austin, TX
Partner with HR and leadership on hiring strategy, succession planning, and organizational development
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Trolley Infrastructure Manager
Mid-South Transportation Management, Inc.
Memphis, TN
Develop, implement, and maintain an infrastructure preventive-maintenance program, including inspection frequencies, work plans, maintenance standards, and asset-specific procedures.
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Manufacturing Engineer (Starlink Development)
SpaceX
Bastrop, TX
As a Manufacturing Engineer on the Development Operations team, you will own how Starlink hardware gets built. You will lead the factory projects that put new tooling and automation on the…
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Transportation Engineer-Resident Engineer
Arizona Department of Administration
AZ
Development and Implementation or appropriate field office priorities and procedures related to highway construction material sampling end testing, project inspection, and contract…
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Army Launched Effects Software Safety Engineer
IronMountain Solutions
Huntsville, AL
IronMountain Solutions is seeking an Army Launched Effects Software Safety Engineer for the Army Launched Effects (LE) Product Office to develop and field cutting-edge Launched Effects…
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Project Management Project Engineer
Arcfield
Westfields, VA
Arcfield is seeking a Project Management Project Engineer with a background in project management to support our client on-site in Chantilly, VA.
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Technical Program Manager, Data Center Design Execution Regional Management
Google
Kansas City, MO
…whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you'll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish.…
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Quality Engineer
Verify
San Diego, CA
- $35 USD / hour
Participates in the preparation and maintenance of quality program manuals and related department and divisional procedures. Generates, reviews and processes Quality Non-Conformities,…
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Substation Structural Engineering Leader
Arup
Houston, TX
…requirements. The successful candidate should be capable of serving as Engineer of Record (EoR) for substation projects and will provide dedicated technical leadership as we establish and…
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Senior Hydrogeologist / Geothermal Specialist
Arup
New York, NY · Boston, MA · Washington, DC
…Geotechnics team. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership and hands-on delivery across hydrogeology, groundwater and geothermal projects, working with multidisciplinary…
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Signaling & Train Control Engineer
Arup
Sacramento, CA
Given our growing business, Arup is looking for a Signaling & Train Control Engineer based in our West Geography (Sacramento). You will be a key member of Arup’s engineering team in…
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Senior Protection & Control Setting Engineer
Arup
Houston, TX
· Proven project leadership: managing multi-disciplinary teams, multiple projects, delivering on time, managing budgets.

The Aerospace Corpor

2027 Trajectory Optimization Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

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Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 22, 2026

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The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation's space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space- delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you'll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space. The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace's strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division leverages a broad array of engineering disciplines against a dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space and space-enabled capabilities. As a core component of EED, the Emerging Missions Flight Dynamics (EMFD) Department provides flight mechanics expertise for the cislunar domain, multi-objective "traveling salesman" trajectory sequence generation, facility location optimization, and trans-atmospheric flight design for missiles, hyperglide vehicles, and reentry vehicles. Relevant skills include orbital mechanics, astrodynamics, trajectory design and optimization, and atmospheric flight modeling and simulation. The selected candidate will provide expertise for a wide range of customer flight mechanics needs, supporting analysis, research, and development requests. The work will require candidates to provide deep technical solutions while also collaborating with engineering partners to facilitate integrated solutions for our customers' hardest problems. Customers will include defense, intelligence, and civil and commercial organizations. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in Colorado Springs, CO; El Segundo, CA; Chantilly, VA; or Albuquerque, NM. What You'll be Doing: Primary Support - Astrodynamics and orbital mechanics analysis including orbit propagation, constellation design and optimization, and maneuver design and optimization for orbit transfer, station keeping, graveyard, disposal, and reentry events - Analysis of combinatorial optimization / sequential decision-making problems, such as the Traveling Salesman Problem, Facility Location Problem, Markov Decision Processes, etc. - Analysis of multi-objective optimization problems leveraging metaheuristic, mathematical programming, deterministic, and optimal control methods - Create, augment, and leverage flight mechanics centric software capabilities as stand-alone tools and ready-to-integrate submodules - Leveraging external tools like SciPy, ASSET, GPOPS-II, SNOPT, POST, OTIS, Copernicus, GMAT, EMTG, etc. where appropriate to augment internally developed capabilities - Evaluate contested missions' applications for space systems to understand threat performance, assess vulnerabilities, and improve system resiliency - Developing Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), exploring Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and incorporating operational constraints into the design and maturation of space and near-space systems - Providing operational support for nominal launch and spacecraft deployment and transfer sequences, anomaly resolution, and on-call emerging events Additional inter-department partnership collaborations opportunities: - Maneuver and orbit design, selection, and optimization for missions that support Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) objectives with complex operational constraints - Cislunar and exploration-class orbital mechanics analysis and trajectory optimization - Hypersonics, missiles, interceptors, and reentry vehicle trajectory design and optimization - Analysis of vehicles with chemical an /or electric propulsion - Trajectory design and optimization for launch vehicles and spacecraft for missions operating in LEO, MEO, HEO, GEO, and other earth-centric regimes - Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned as needed What CorporateSkillsYou'll Bring - Strong written and oral communication skills - Must work well in a team environment - Must possess strong organizational, time management, and project management skills - Demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to changing organizational need - Interpersonal skills to coordinate efforts and work with other internal and external organizations What You Need to be Successful Minimum Requirements: - Master's degree from an accredited college/university program in aeronautical/astronautical engineering, physics or applied mathematics, or related technical discipline (pursuing or conferred within last 12 months) - 0-1 year of industry work experience - Experience in one or more of the following subjects: space mission analysis and design, advanced astrodynamics, algorithm design, software development, mathematical modeling, multi-objective optimization, decision making under uncertainty, and/or trajectory simulation and performance optimization - Proficiency with one or more of the following programming languages/tools: Python, C/C++, Fortran, MATLAB. - Willing to travel domestically to customer and contractor facilities (approx. 10%) - This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance. - Transcripts How You Can Stand Out It would be impressive if you have one or more of these: - PhD degree from an accredited college/university program in aeronautical/astronautical engineering, physics or applied mathematics, or related technical discipline (pursuing or conferred within last 12 months) - Experience with sequential decision-making and optimization algorithms (ex: Monte Carlo Tree Search, Markov Decision Processes, Reinforcement Learning, Genetic Algorithms, Particle Swarm Optimization, etc.) - Experience with multi-objective optimization, linear/nonlinear programming, and/or gradient-based and indirect methods - Experience with reachable set analysis for dynamical systems - Experience building astrodynamics/flight mechanics analysis software with integrated optimization/decision-making algorithms - Experience with object-oriented programming, joint C++/Python development, and modern software development practices (ex: Git/version control) - Experience with contested space trajectory applications, military exercises, and wargaming events - Ability to build effective relationships with customers, contractors, and FFRDC personnel, including direct interface with senior government stakeholders - Current SSBI with active TS/SCI clearance and/or current SAP access We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills. (Min - Max) $86,600.00 - $150,400.00Pay Basis: Annual Leadership Competencies Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who: - Operate Strategically - Lead Change - Engage with Impact - Foster Innovation - Deliver Results Ways We Reward Our Employees During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-lead

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