Vehicle Simulation Engineer I
Location
Long Beach, CA
Level
Entry-Level
Department
Aerospace & Space
Type
Salary
$119,000 - $150,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-08-28
Responsibilities
- Closely work with design teams to integrate design data into a full simulation of customer missions.
- Develop software tools for optimizing launch and orbital trajectories.
- Lead design trade analyses to inform vehicle and mission trajectory decisions.
- Define and maintain vehicle and trajectory design requirements.
- Carry out analysis for engineering design trades and drive design decisions.
- Implement and improve software tooling across various programming languages.
- Maintain and lead cross-functional collaboration with Vehicle Engineering teams.
Job Requirements
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related field.
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Familiarity with numerical techniques such as ODEs and optimization routines.
- Proficiency in high-level programming languages (e.g., Python, Julia, MATLAB).
- Nice to have: familiarity with launch vehicles and trajectory design.
- Nice to have: experience in agile development environments and advanced software practices.
