What are the responsibilities and job description for the Modeling & Simulation Engineer (Senior & Junior Openings) position at Sedaro?
TLDR
We are building a dream team capable of solving one of the most relevant problems of today. Join the movement of engineers from across tech migrating towards Space – after all, this is where the exciting problems exist. If you are a creative engineer who is extraordinary at what you do, we want to talk.
INTRODUCTION
At Sedaro, we are solving some of the most interesting and relevant problems in tech in order to ship the first unified platform for spacecraft simulation – Sedaro Satellite - to our customers around the world.
Aerospace experience is not required to be successful at Sedaro. We are seeking exceptional problem-solvers who thrive in fast-paced environments and are able to inspire those around them. We believe in providing our team members with the knowledge to understand our goals, and trust them in deciding how to best reach them.
At Sedaro, you will have full ownership of significant sections of the platform, direct impact on the success of the company, and plenty of opportunities for substantial professional and personal growth. Sedaro is a recent alumni of the Starburst SCALE accelerator and currently serves NASA, Space Force, and the coolest private companies in space – small and large.
CULTURE
If your answers to all of the following questions is “Yes", then you will be a great fit at Sedaro:
- Do you thrive in a multidisciplinary, highly-collaborative team of passionate individuals who are deeply invested in building something impactful?
- Are you highly motivated by impact and productivity - accomplishing amazing amounts of important work?
- Do you lift your teammates up and inspire them to become the best versions of themselves, often gaining meaningful friendships?
- Do you openly say what you think and tactfully disagree with others when you know it can benefit the team, even when it is uncomfortable?
- Do you often come up with innovative, sometimes even crazy-sounding ideas that solve difficult problems in unexpected ways?
We value company culture over anything else. To that end, we strongly prefer working in person as we continue to grow our culture and build our team. Plus, our office is awesome!
RESPONSIBILITIES
As an MSE, you will work as an integral part of our engineering team – composed of other MSEs, software engineers, and systems architects – to help deliver a powerful, highly-innovative product.
Your primary responsibilities will be:
- Architect and implement efficient simulation engines capable of capturing the complex subsystem interdependencies that exist in current space hardware
- Research and implement cutting-edge parallel and distributed simulation technologies to deliver a responsive, cloud-native spacecraft digital twins
- Build powerful, highly-interoperable yet intuitive clients that can be used by engineers throughout the space industry
- Identify areas of improvement throughout the service and implement high-impact enhancements
- Contribute back to open-source projects
OUR TECH
It is fun to build with our tech stack. We have evolved our stack to include state-of-the-art tools and libraries that you will want to work with – maximizing the quality of our product, our development efficiency/maintainability, and the growth of your technical skill set. Whenever we outgrow a technology or it becomes a pain point, we make it a priority to design it out or replace it with something better.
BENEFITS
In addition to exceptional career and financial growth potential, this role also comes with several other compelling benefits:
- Meaningful equity granted on day one
- Unlimited paid time off
- 100% company paid medical insurance with HSA for you and your family
- 401(k) with 4% match
- Paid parental leave
- Paid team lunches and unlimited snacks
- Regular happy hours and other team-building activities
LOCATION
Our offices are located in the Ballston-Rosslyn urban corridor in Arlington, Virginia – just over the Potomac River from Georgetown and in close proximity to great Northern Virginia and Washington, DC neighborhoods for both young professionals and families. We are just a few blocks from the Washington and Old-Dominion Trail, I-66, and the Ballston Metro Station (on the Orange and Silver Lines), providing easy access for commuting by car, bike, or public transit. Our neighborhood includes some of the nation’s top research agencies like DARPA and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, but also offers great restaurants, bars, apartments, and activities.
SEDARO CORPORATION
4601 N Fairfax Dr
Arlington, VA 22043
https://sedaro.com
https://satellite.sedaro.com
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to lawfully obtain access to and handle US export controlled (ITAR and/or EAR) data and/or technologies.
Sedaro Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other protected factor.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
