Aerospace Modeling & Simulation Engineer II — Space/ISR

Vantor Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range disclosed

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking an Aerospace Modeling & Simulation Engineer II to support advanced ISR studies for government and commercial customers. You will model satellites, aircraft, sensor systems, mission scenarios, and operational concepts to evaluate performance and inform decisions on future space and airborne capabilities.

This hands-on role requires an experienced engineer who can independently solve complex mission problems, develop reusable tools, and provide clear, data-driven recommendations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 3 years of professional experience in space systems modeling and simulation.
• Willing to work on-site in the United States.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Independently develop, modify, and run high-fidelity simulations of space, airborne, and ISR sensor systems for architecture studies, system trades, performance assessments, and mission-level analyses.
• Design operational vignettes and analysis plans that translate customer priorities into measurable scenarios, assumptions, and evaluation criteria.
• Own complex analysis tasks from requirements clarification through model configuration, execution, interpretation, and delivery.
• Develop new tools, scripts, simulator features, and reusable scenario components to improve scenario generation, data analysis, visualization, and workflow efficiency.
• Analyze results to identify trends, risks, trade-offs, sensitivities, and key performance drivers, and provide defensible recommendations.
• Apply and improve QA/QC, verification, validation, configuration-management, and documentation practices.
• Estimate technical effort, identify risks and dependencies, and coordinate assigned work with project leads and multidisciplinary teams.
• Present findings and recommendations to technical teams, program leaders, and customers.

Skills

Aerospace Modeling

Space Systems

Python scripting

Data analysis

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Advanced degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Python scripting

Excel

Job description

Vantor is seeking an Aerospace Modeling & Simulation Engineer II to support advanced ISR studies for government and commercial customers. You will model satellites, aircraft, sensor systems, mission scenarios, and operational concepts to evaluate performance and inform decisions on future space and airborne capabilities.

This hands-on role requires an experienced engineer who can independently solve complex mission problems, develop reusable tools, and provide clear, data-driven recommendations