Enterprise Kill Chain Modeling & Simulation Staff Analyst

The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace's strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division leverages a broad array of engineering disciplines against a diverse and dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space-enabled mission effects. The Cross-Mission Effectiveness Department (CMED) in the Integrated Performance Subdivision leads integration and application of modeling and simulation capabilities and modern analysis workflows to support end-to-end effects chain analysis and space and space-enabled campaign modeling. As a member of CMED, you will provide technical capabilities to support our customers in modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) of space, air, and ground-based systems of systems to investigate architecture and concept of operations (CONOPS) performance in nominal and contested operating environments. MS&A focus areas include agent-based modeling, red vs blue simulations, military utility and capability drawdown, kill chain effectiveness, enterprise architecture resiliency, and command and control (C2) evaluation. This is a full-time, 100% onsite position located in either El Segundo, CA, Colorado Springs, CO, or Chantilly, VA. ## What You'll Be Doing - Advancing our software solutions for modeling and simulation applications - Leveraging modern tech stack and enforcing best practices in modern software development and maintainability - Assisting in converting programmatic requirements into actionable work - Work closely with our cross-mission focused program offices and customers to translate their program needs into modeling, simulation, and analysis tasks - Develop and present briefings and reports for program offices and customers - Travel occasionally as required ## Minimum Requirements - Master's degree from an accredited program in computer science, electrical engineering, optical engineering, physics, mathematics, or related field (pursuing or conferred within last 12 months) - 0-1 year industry experience - 0-1 year of experience in modern software development using a systems software language - Proficiency in C++, preferably in C++20 - Comfortable working with and following a large code base in C++ - Experience with Python - Experience in modeling and simulation - Experience in at least one of the following: optics, beam control, filtering, multi-int tracking, tasking, mission management, data transport, C2 processes, SIGINT system modeling, kill chain analysis, orbit determination - Familiar with high level modeling using various sensor types such as radar, SIGINT, EO, OTHR, etc. - Ability to work both independently and cooperatively within a team and manage multiple simultaneous tasks - Demonstrated strong work ethic, self-motivation, and willingness to take initiative - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - A bias for action and the ability to identify shortcomings and address them with initiative - Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance, issued by the US government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance. ## How You Can Stand Out - A PhD degree in applicable STEM areas or other relevant discipline (pursuing or conferred within last 12 months) - 0-1 year industry experience - Proficiency with the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM) - Demonstrated strength in sensor- and architecture-level simulations and mission performance assessments - Knowledge of Intelligence Community, U.S. Department of Defense, and Department of the Air Force business practices and programs - Current Top Secret/SCI Clearance with polygraph, and special programs access