What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Simulation Engineer position at Applied Systems Engineering, Inc?
Applied Systems Engineering (ASEI), a Falcata Company, is an industry leader in GPS/INS engineering, munition design, analysis, integration, and testing. To support our growing organization, we are seeking a highly organized, goal-oriented G&C engineer for either our Niceville, FL or Tucson, AZ location. The ideal candidate will play a key role in the design, development, integration, and maintenance of complex defense systems. The position requires a strong background in systems engineering, a keen understanding of defense industry standards, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
About the Role
Senior Modeling & Simulation Engineer to build and lead a missile M&S team. You will manage 6-DOF missile simulations across multiple concurrent programs and keep them on a common architecture. You will set the direction for model development and verification and lead trade studies on an HPC grid that shape program decisions. This role combines hands-on technical work with growing and leading a team.
Responsibilities
• Manage multiple program simulations while keeping them common. This includes:
o Defining the shared architecture and baseline,
o Deciding which elements stay common and which are program-specific,
o Controlling how changes move across programs so the simulations do not diverge.
• Lead the development and maintenance of preexisting 6-DOF missile simulations of various degrees of fidelity, and serve as the technical authority for model fidelity, architecture, and numerical methods.
• Design and develop complex new models, and review models written by other engineers.
• Define and own verification standards, including test plans, regression frameworks, acceptance criteria, and documentation, so that every model change is verified before release.
• Plan and lead large Monte Carlo and parametric trade studies on an HPC grid, and present findings and recommendations to program leadership and customers.
• Lead efforts to anchor simulations to flight test and ground test data, and resolve discrepancies between simulation and hardware.
• Set technical priorities and estimate effort for simulation work across programs.
• Represent the M&S team in design reviews and customer meetings.
• Support analysis needs of the Systems and GNC teams.
Required Qualifications
• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field. An M.S. is preferred.
• 10 years of experience developing physics-based simulations of dynamic systems, with significant 6-DOF missile or flight vehicle simulation experience.
• Deep expertise in rigid-body dynamics, aerodynamics modeling, and numerical methods.
• Working knowledge of missile guidance, autopilot, seeker, and propulsion modeling.
• Expert proficiency in C , Python, and Git.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple simulations or simulation variants on a common baseline.
• Experience building, leading, or mentoring an engineering team.
• Demonstrated experience defining and executing model verification and validation.
• Experience running large-scale studies on HPC clusters and analyzing statistical results.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with missile simulation accreditation processes.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) simulation.
• Experience presenting technical results to customers or senior leadership.
• Experience with Azure DevOps.
ASEI provides an excellent employee benefit package including highly competitive salary, bonus, safe harbor self-directed 401k, company paid group life insurance, medical and PTO, along with education reimbursement. This is an on-site position which requires periodic travel in support of programs.
Start your journey with ASEI by sending your resumé to asei_HR@aseifl.com or visit our website at www.aseifl.com to learn more about ASEI’s core values, products, and capabilities. We are seeking one highly motivated individual to join the ASEI team and make a difference.