Senior Space Systems Modeling & Simulation Engineer

Jobtailor; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Colorado Springs seeks a seasoned space operations analyst to support a government and contractor team in developing concepts of operations and notional system architectures for live, virtual, and constructive training, exercises, and experiments.

You will use STK and MBSE tools to model space operations, perform performance benchmarks, and contribute to tactics, techniques, and procedures for DoD missions; you will present findings to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience, or graduate degree with 4+ years.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and ability to obtain counterintelligence polygraph.
• Strong knowledge of space operations, orbital mechanics, and Space Domain Awareness.
• Advanced knowledge of STK, MBSE, and SysML; familiarity with SDCCS or Iron Stallion is beneficial.
• Experience with wargame model development and integrating real-world data into hypothetical analysis; developing courses of action for operational maneuvers.

Responsibilities

• Support a government and contractor team in developing concepts of operations and notional architectures for live, virtual, and constructive training, exercises, and experiments.
• Use STK and other simulation tools to support space operations, training, and NSDC activities.
• Develop modeling and simulation products for training and experimentation.
• Model real-world engagements, training events, and mission planning operations.
• Support development of tactics, techniques, and procedures.

Skills

Space operations

Orbital mechanics

Wargame modeling

Operations planning

DoD knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate degree (STEM)

10 years of related experience in lieu of degree

Tools

STK

MBSE

SysML

SDCCS

Iron Stallion

Job description

Jobtailor in Colorado Springs seeks a seasoned space operations analyst to support a government and contractor team in developing concepts of operations and notional system architectures for live, virtual, and constructive training, exercises, and experiments.

You will use STK and MBSE tools to model space operations, perform performance benchmarks, and contribute to tactics, techniques, and procedures for DoD missions; you will present findings to senior leadership.