Leidos Dynetics is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented problem solver to join our modeling and simulation team as an Aerospace Modeling and Simulation Engineer in Charlottesville, VA. You will play a valuable part in developing and testing models of aerospace systems, to include air-launched weapons; ballistic missile systems; avionics; hypersonic vehicles; and guidance, navigation, and controls across a wide range of projects and programs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and test models of aerospace systems based on provided information, research, and engineering principles.

• Document model performance against requirements.

• Document algorithm design.

• Work collaboratively with an engineering team comprised of internal and external team members.

• Interact with external stakeholders to define requirements and perform model demonstrations.

Basic Qualifications

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university

• Candidate must have 2+ years’ experience

• Experience with 3DOF/6DOF flight models

• Experience in MATLAB/Simulink

• Experience with system level requirements

• Detailed understanding of the systems engineering process

• Demonstrates solid understanding and intuition of the functionality and interdependency of aerospace systems

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail to communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders

• Organizational skills to document work and interface with team members to ensure flow of information

• Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Secret Clearance and eligible to obtain TS SCI

• Candidate must be local to or willing to relocate to the Charlottesville, VA area

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with configuration management tools such as SVN and Git

• Experience in C++ or Python

• An understanding of basic GNC algorithms

• Experience simulating ballistic missiles, air-launched missiles, and/or hypersonic vehicles

Original Posting Date:

2024-09-11

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $65,000.00 - $117,500.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.