Senior Software Architect for Modeling and Simulation

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

At Aerospace, we are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees to share in our common passion and aspiration – to carry out a mission much bigger than ourselves.

Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) staff couple the latest in information system technologies, such as elastic compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time operating systems, and visualization frameworks, with expertise in cyber security, software architecture, software engineering, data science, Artificial Intelligence, process improvement, and software development to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance software intensive systems to our Intelligence Community, DoD, and civilian customers.

The Modeling and Simulation Computing Department (MSCD) consists of a team dedicated to ground-breaking software solutions and capabilities for government and commercial customer needs.  We are looking for a Senior Software Architect for Modeling and Simulation Computing (Senior Engineering Specialist - Systems and Modeling and Simulation Engineer). We enable detailed and complex modeling, analysis, optimization, and visualization of satellite orbits, system architectures, and engineering trade-spaces to provide customer decision support for the future of space.

Work Model

• This is a full-time position based in Colorado Springs, CO, El Segundo, CA, or Chantilly, VA, offering a hybrid work model that combines 3 regular onsite workdays and remote flexibility as the business needs allow.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Act as a department senior liaison, providing proactive coordination and consultation to customers and Aerospace staff across the company; specifically, lead software architecture design teams for elements of the corporation’s effort to modernize major software workflows for high performance and cloud computing on internal and external compute resources.
  • Initiate and conduct efforts to grow and sustain our modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities to support new and existing functional areas including digital engineering and cloud computing
  • Apply leadership and coordination across multi-disciplinary technical leaders, Aerospace Program Office personnel, and external customers.
  • Partner with analysis leads to exercise influence on key stakeholders and customers by leading engagement efforts as we modernize our modeling and simulation workflows.
• Support organizational and capability strategic planning, identifying opportunities to leverage development and analysis across diverse projects and analysis types while suggesting ways to close capability gaps.
• Engage with software end users and customers to refine capability requirements.
• Mature technical expertise in the department through mentoring team members and directing workflow development.
• Routinely communicate project progress, including recommended design solutions to technical leads, management, and customers
• Travel as necessary to support customer efforts.

What You Need to be Successful - Senior Engineering Specialist - Modeling & Simulation and Systems Software Engineering

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM
• 8 years of related and progressive experience
• Experience in designing modern software architectures
• Demonstrated experience as a technical lead of a software project
• Proficiency in developing software updates and understanding how they fit into the larger software structure as part of a team working to deliver complex projects on schedule
• Proficiency in one or more of the organization’s core computer languages such as Python or C++
• Experience leveraging software configuration management and collaboration tools in team environments (Bitbucket, Jira, GitHub, or similar)
• Experience in building technical proficiency through mentoring and talent development initiatives
• Ability to communicate effectively through technical writing and presentations
• Willing to travel occasionally to corporate or customer locations to support efforts as needed
• This position requires ability