Senior Space Enterprise Multi-Objective Optimization Leader
The Aerospace CorporationHuntsville, Alabama, United States • Virginia, United States
Posted April 13, 2026
155900 - 233900 USD
Full Time
About the Company
The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise.
Job Description
The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Leader in Modeling & Simulation Engineering to lead studies for a portfolio of high-impact projects across the department and division, focusing on the missile warning, tracking, and defense mission area.
Requirements
- B.S. degree in aerospace, astronautical, or mechanical engineering, physics, operations research, mathematics, or a related field of science or engineering
- 10 or more years of increasingly responsible professional engineering/scientific experience
- Substantial experience with modeling and simulation tools in support of Missile warning, Tracking, and Defense (MWTD) architecture assessment, analysis of alternatives, constellation design and optimization, or space warfighting
- Expertise in Intelligence Community or US Department of Defense (DoD) business practices or space mission portfolios
- Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary teams engaged in efforts involving space-related modeling and simulation, constellation coverage and access modeling, communication/ground architectures, astrodynamics or space mission design
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
- 401(k) Plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
- Relocation assistance
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Education assistance programs
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect