Aerospace Modeling & Simulation Engineer — TS/SCI

maxar; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This is a hands-on technical role for an experienced engineer who can independently solve complex mission problems, improve simulation

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required with an active TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.
• 3 years of professional experience in space systems modeling and simulation, including knowledge of astrodynamics, remote sensing, spacecraft design, aerospace systems operations, or complex systems integration.
• Willing to work on-site.

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.
• Provide technical guidance and peer review to less-experienced analysts.

Skills

Python

Excel

Mathematical modeling

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science

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. In this role, you will model satellites, aircraft, sensor systems, mission scenarios, and operational concepts to evaluate performance, explore trade-offs, and inform decisions on future space and airborne capabilities.

This is a hands-on technical role for an experienced engineer who can independently solve complex mission problems, improve simulation