Aerospace Modeling & Simulation Engineer: Next-Gen Tools

maxar; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantor is seeking an Aerospace Modeling & Simulation Software Engineer to develop software capabilities for government and commercial customers. You will build and enhance simulation tools, data processing workflows, analysis applications, and visualization capabilities for future space, airborne, and ISR sensor systems.

This hands-on role requires translating mission needs into software solutions, collaborating with engineers and customers, and improving simulation performance and workflows.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship with an active TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor's degree from accredited college/university in a technical field.
• 5 years of experience developing software, tools, or applications in engineering, modeling, simulation, data analysis, or mission analysis.
• Experience in Python, C++, Java, C#, MATLAB, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with aerospace systems, space systems, airborne systems, ISR missions, sensors, or simulation environments.
• Willingness to work on-site.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software tools for aerospace modeling, simulation, mission analysis, and data visualization.
• Add features to high-fidelity simulators for space, airborne, ISR sensor systems.
• Design modular architectures for new simulation features and integrations.
• Develop scripts, APIs, and data pipelines for scenario generation, simulation, and reporting.
• Collaborate with aerospace engineers and customers to translate mission needs into software requirements.
• Improve simulator performance, maintainability, and automation.
• Perform debugging, verification, and QA/QC of software tools and results.
• Apply modern software engineering practices including version control, testing, documentation, and reviews.

Skills

Python

C++

Java

C#

MATLAB

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Advanced degree (preferred)

Job description

Vantor is seeking an Aerospace Modeling & Simulation Software Engineer to develop software capabilities for government and commercial customers. You will build and enhance simulation tools, data processing workflows, analysis applications, and visualization capabilities for future space, airborne, and ISR sensor systems.

This hands-on role requires translating mission needs into software solutions, collaborating with engineers and customers, and improving simulation performance and workflows.