Aerospace Modeling & Simulation Software Engineer (TS/SCI)

MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Job summary

Vantor in the United States is seeking an Aerospace Modeling & Simulation Software Engineer to build tools for government and commercial customers. You will develop simulation capabilities for future space, airborne, and ISR systems, handling large datasets with aerospace-minded software practices.

This hands-on role requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance, on-site work, and collaboration with engineers and analysts to translate mission needs into reliable software solutions.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship with active TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with 5+ years in software, modeling, or simulation.
• Experience with Python, C++, Java, C#, MATLAB, or JavaScript.
• Willingness to work on-site.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software tools for aerospace modeling, simulation, and visualization.
• Enhance high-fidelity simulators for space, airborne, ISR sensor systems.
• Create modular architectures enabling new features and reusable workflows.
• Develop data pipelines for scenario generation, simulation, post-processing, and reporting.
• Collaborate with engineers and customers to translate needs into software requirements.
• Improve simulator performance, usability, and automation.
• Perform debugging, verification, and QA of software tools and results.
• Apply modern software engineering practices and code reviews.
• Own independent software development tasks in multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Python

C++

Java

C#

MATLAB

JavaScript

Aerospace systems

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what's happening now and shape what's coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters - where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status. Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). Please review the job details below.

Vantor is seeking an Aerospace Modeling & Simulation Software Engineer to develop software capabilities that support advanced Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance studies for government and commercial customers. In this role, you will build and enhance simulation tools, data processing workflows, analysis applications, and visualization capabilities used to evaluate future space, airborne, and sensor systems. This is a hands-on technical role for a software developer with an aerospace mindset - someone who enjoys designing practical tools, improving simulation capabilities, working with large technical datasets, and translating complex mission needs into reliable, maintainable software. You will contribute across fast-paced studies and longer-term efforts that help shape the systems and architectures of the future.

Note: U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance are mandatory for this position and required for consideration.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software tools that support aerospace modeling, simulation, mission analysis, and data visualization.
• Add new features and capabilities to high-fidelity physics based simulators used to evaluate space, airborne, and ISR sensor systems.
• Design and implement modular, maintainable software architectures that enable new simulation features, reusable analysis workflows, and efficient integration with existing modeling and engineering tools.
• Develop scripts, applications, APIs, and data pipelines to support scenario generation, simulation execution, post-processing, analysis, and reporting.
• Work with aerospace engineers, analysts, and customers to translate mission needs, study objectives, and operational concepts into software requirements and technical solutions.
• Build efficient data processing and visualization workflows for large simulation datasets.
• Improve simulator performance, maintainability, usability, automation, and overall workflow efficiency.
• Perform debugging, verification, validation, and QA/QC of software tools, simulation inputs, outputs, and analytical results.
• Apply modern software engineering practices, including version control, testing, documentation, code reviews, and configuration management.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams while also owning independent software development and analysis tasks.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship with an active or current TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field. 5 years experience.
• Experience developing software, scripts, tools, or applications in support of engineering, modeling and simulation, data analysis, or mission analysis.
• Experience with Python, C++, Java, C#, MATLAB, JavaScript, or similar programming languages.
• Familiarity with aerospace systems, space systems, airborne systems, ISR missions, sensors, mission analysis, or simulation environments.
• Willingness to work on-site.

Desired/Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field. 8 years experience.
• Experience developing or modifying modeling and simulation software, engineering analysis tools, mission analysis applications, or simulator frameworks.
• Experience designing modular software architectures, reusable components, APIs, or plugin-based capabilities.
• Working knowledge of satellites, aircraft, ISR sensors, astrodynamics, remote sensing, aerospace systems operations, or complex systems integration.
• Experience with data processing, visualization, algorithm development, numerical methods, statistical analysis, or automated report generation.
• Experience with Python data and scientific computing libraries such as NumPy, pandas, SciPy, Matplotlib, Plotly, or similar tools.

Pay Transparency

In support of pay transparency at Vantor, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

The base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and for all other states is: $116,000.00 - $275,000.00.

Benefits

Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life.

You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

EEO Policy

EEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what's happening now and shape what's coming next.

Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We also provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities in compliance with federal and state laws.

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