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Sierra Space · 2 months ago

Sr Mission Design & Analysis Engineer (Clearance Required)

Centennial, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$140K/yr - $193K/yr

10+ years exp

Sierra Space is a company dedicated to enabling humanity to live and work in space. The Sr Mission Design & Analysis Engineer will lead mission design through modeling, simulation, and analysis, ensuring mission parameters align with spacecraft development goals.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceIndustrial ManufacturingSpace TravelTransportation

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the analysis, modeling, and simulation of system and system-of-systems performance parameters to drive constellation design, payload selections and vehicle sizing

Oversee system modeling efforts on medium sized teams, including collection and analysis of data related to mission design and system performance

Develop novel modeling and analysis tools to produce relevant performance results as required

Represent the mission viewpoint and present mission performance models and analysis results to the development team and customers

Lead analysis-based mission performance validation and verification efforts

Prepare detailed technical documentation and reports to communicate findings and support project objectives

Work collaboratively with team members to achieve project goals and meet deadlines

Work and communicate effectively with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive mission design and analysis products

Qualification

Mission designMission modelingSimulation techniquesSystems designAnalytical skillsMATLABPythonOrbital mechanicsTeam leadershipCommunication skillsTechnical documentation

Required

Requires a bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree or master's +8 yrs experience)

Typically, 10+ years of related experience (or Masters + 8 yrs experience)

Demonstrated expertise in mission design, mission modeling and simulation techniques, and mission analysis

Demonstrated expertise in mission level objectives, requirements and Design Reference Mission (DRM) development

Ability to derive requirements and design drivers from system modelling and simulation results

In depth knowledge of systems design, systems development, and technical risk identification and management strategies

Exceptional analytical and computational skills

Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive systems engineering products

An active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance is required

Preferred

Advanced degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field

Extensive experience with common industry system & mission modeling tools and languages, such as STK, FreeFlyer, Cameo EA, SysML, MATLAB, Python, or similar

Strong understanding of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics

Ability to independently research, adapt and/or develop mission analysis tools to solve novel problems

Ability to trade mission attributes to achieve design to cost and schedule constraints while maintaining mission objectives

Experience with spacecraft systems and subsystems, space mission sensors, payloads and ground systems

Experience with electronic warfare, space domain awareness, electro-optical sensing, and mission communications

Experience evaluating sensor or weapon system performance on space-based platforms

Experience with DoD modeling environments (Brawler, Suppressor, AFSIM, EADSIM, ESAMS, etc.)

Experience leading teams to achieve project results

Familiarity with preparation and development of project estimates, technical proposals, and program cost and schedule management

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 8%

Life insurance

3 weeks paid time off

Company

Sierra Space

Sierra Space is a commercial space company that specializes in the development of advanced space technologies and solutions. It is a sub-organization of Sierra Nevada Corporation.

Founded in 2021

Louisville, Colorado, USA

1001-5000 employees