Space Systems Analyst - Modeling & Optimization

MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

MIT-funded pension

Matching 401K

Paid leave (vacation, sick, parental,,

Tuition reimbursement and continuing教育

Job summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is seeking a Technical Staff - Systems Analysis in Space Systems to apply modeling, simulation, and data to understand mission performance and to guide engineering decisions. You will analyze the full system—from orbit and sensors to onboard processing and ground systems—developing tools and performing engineering trades to optimize architectures.

The role offers growth through direct hardware involvement and the chance to influence real mission outcomes within the Space

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technical discipline such as aerospace, electrical or mechanical engineering, physics, applied mathematics, computer science, operations research, or related fields
• 5+ Years of demonstrated experience
• In lieu of the above, a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and 10+ years of demonstrated experience will be considered

Responsibilities

• Model system and mission performance.
• Explore architectures and perform engineering trades.
• Use optimization and design-space exploration to understand what drives performance.
• Develop tools and simulations to answer important mission and design questions.
• Compare predictions against test, calibration, and on-orbit data.
• Work across hardware, software, algorithms, GNC, and operations to turn analysis into design decisions.
• Help design and execute tests that answer important system questions.
• Stay engaged as systems move from design through integration, test, launch, and operations.
• Take ownership and drive technical problems to ground.

Skills

Analytical instincts

Education

Master’s degree in aerospace, electrical or mechanical engineering, physics, applied mathematics, computer science, operations research, or related fields

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and 10+ years of demonstrated experience

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is seeking a Technical Staff - Systems Analysis in Space Systems to apply modeling, simulation, and data to understand mission performance and to guide engineering decisions. You will analyze the full system—from orbit and sensors to onboard processing and ground systems—developing tools and performing engineering trades to optimize architectures.

The role offers growth through direct hardware involvement and the chance to influence real mission outcomes within the Space