Vehicle Simulation Engineer I
Location
Long Beach, CA
Level
Entry-Level
Department
Aerospace & Space
Type
Salary
$119,000 - $151,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-01-04
Responsibilities
- Closely work with key design teams to integrate their latest design data into a full simulation of customer missions.
- Develop and leverage software tooling for optimizing launch and orbital trajectories of key customer missions.
- Lead interdisciplinary design trade analyses to inform vehicle and mission decisions.
- Define and maintain high-level vehicle and trajectory design requirements.
- Carry out analysis for engineering design trades and drive design decisions based on results.
- Implement, maintain, and improve software tooling in various programming languages.
- Establish and lead cross-functional collaboration with key teams across Vehicle Engineering.
Job Requirements
- An undergraduate or graduate degree (BS/MS/PhD) in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field.
- Prior experience in cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.
- Notable programming experience in modern languages (e.g., Python, Julia, Rust, C++).
- Ability to communicate complex analysis results clearly to facilitate decision-making.
- Familiarity with architectural design and analysis of launch vehicles or space systems.
- Familiarity with trajectory design and optimization.
- Experience with advanced software development practices (nice to have).
