Hypersonics Operations Analysis Engineer (I/II)

Specter Aerospace; Peabody (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Specter Aerospace in Peabody, MA is seeking an Operations Analysis Engineer to support design and analysis of high-speed airbreathing testbed vehicles. The role emphasizes survivability and performance assessments of weapon systems, including engagement and mission-level simulations.

The ideal candidate will have experience with AFSIM, ESAMS/ TMAP, Linux-based HPC, and proficient MATLAB and Python development for tool support. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DoD clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Math, CS, Physics or related discipline.
• 0-3 years of relevant full-time experience.
• Interest in engagement-level analysis of high-speed weapon systems (ESAMS/ TMAP).
• Interest in mission-level simulations for weapon-system development (AFSIM).
• Experience using Linux for simulations and HPC interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Conduct survivability assessments of high-speed weapon systems.
• Create and validate vehicle performance models in AFSIM.
• Develop and debug threat IADS simulations in AFSIM.
• Conduct engagement simulations using TMAP and ESAMS.
• Develop tools in Python and MATLAB to support performance analysis.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

Linux HPC

Engagement-level analysis

Mission-level simulations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Math/CS/Physics

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AFSIM

ESAMS

TMAP

Git/GitLab

CI/CD

Job description

Specter Aerospace in Peabody, MA is seeking an Operations Analysis Engineer to support design and analysis of high-speed airbreathing testbed vehicles. The role emphasizes survivability and performance assessments of weapon systems, including engagement and mission-level simulations.

The ideal candidate will have experience with AFSIM, ESAMS/ TMAP, Linux-based HPC, and proficient MATLAB and Python development for tool support. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DoD clearance are required.