Modeling and Simulation Engineer, Space

Anduril
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 113,000 - 149,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsSkills: ["Communication"]

Engineer mission-level analyses and modeling for space missions, designing trajectories, building physics-based models, and running simulations to support hardware engineering and mission design across Space programs. Collaborates with Systems Eng, GNC, Propulsion, Communications, and Flight Software to deliver rigorous analytical products and an AI-enabled space mission platform.

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Anduril
Anduril
9 months ago

Modeling and Simulation Engineer, Space

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Job Summary

Engineer mission-level analyses and modeling for space missions, designing trajectories, building physics-based models, and running simulations to support hardware engineering and mission design across Space programs. Collaborates with Systems Eng, GNC, Propulsion, Communications, and Flight Software to deliver rigorous analytical products and an AI-enabled space mission platform.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop model-driven analysis (and often the models themselves)
  • •Develop a deep understanding of transformational value of Anduril platform, autonomy, simulation, and perception products
  • •Use our advanced internal M&S capabilities to give our analyses an asymmetric advantage over competitors
  • •Convey the value through life of AI-powered distributed systems over traditional industrial offerings
  • •Provide rigorous analytical products which will be used to guide hardware engineering and convince stakeholders of our value advantage

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 113,000 - 149,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • •Space Mission MSA experience - for example, working knowledge of constellation design, space trajectory design, and physics-level modeling across a wide variety of space missions
  • •Spacecraft & Payload MSA experience— ability to perform physics-based trade-space analyses for spacecraft propulsion, power, thermal management, and payloads such as RADAR, SATCOM, and/or EOIR
  • •Outstanding communication skills to include visual presentation of complex data
  • •Strong background in orbital mechanics and space environment
Experience:3+ yearsSpaceDefenseAerospace
Skills:Communication
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MATLABSIMULINKPythonNumPySciPy

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Secret

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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