Senior Agent-Based Portfolio Optimization Engineer

The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospaces strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The division leverages a broad array of engineering disciplines against a wideranging 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 and spaceenabled capabilities.

Are you excited about applying innovative optimization and analysis techniques to problems of national importance If so consider this exciting position in the Space Enterprise Design and Optimization Department (SEDOD. In SEDOD we leverage trade space exploration optimization and analysis techniques to solve the nations hardest problems across the space enterprise including orbit design portfolio selection payload concept design communications architecting resiliency analysis and commercial capability integration. We are looking for a Senior AgentBased Portfolio Optimization Engineer to lead modeling and simulation efforts focused on integrating trade space exploration with agentbased modeling to solve enterpriselevel challenges coordinating expertise from across EED and beyond to proactively assist the government in decisionmaking for the future of the space enterprise. Join us today and become a part of a workplace environment that promotes innovation growth and technical excellence!

Work Model

This is a fulltime position based in El Segundo CA; Chantilly VA; Colorado Springs CO; or Huntsville AL offering a hybrid work model that combines at least 4 regular onsite workdays and remote flexibility as the business needs allow.

What Youll Be Doing

• Direct complex technical tasks managing resources to efficiently staff multidisciplinary project teams and execute a variety of optimization trade space exploration and modeling efforts

• Advise Aerospace program offices as a technical subject matter expert cultivating understanding in customers and in junior team members

• Coordinate and organize analysis efforts using modeling and simulation capabilities through a combination of agentbased simulation and multiobjective optimization connecting customer requirements with Aerospace capabilities

• Help to sustain develop grow and deploy simulation and analysis capabilities to support new functional areas for a diverse and expanding customer base

• Serve as a senior mentor to new and junior staff guiding routine analysis and development tasks as part of larger project efforts and promoting a collaborative environment for professional growth

What You Need to be Successful

• B.S. degree in aerospace astronautical or mechanical engineering physics operations research mathematics or a related field of science or engineering

• At least 10 years of relevant and increasingly responsible professional or academic engineering/scientific experience

• History of leading multidisciplinary technical teams with varied backgrounds delivering substantial technical analyses or development efforts in support of customerdriven projects

• Experience using modeling and simulation tools in support of optimization agentbased modeling orbital mechanics or missile defense

• Exceptional timemanagement skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projectsand schedule commitments

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with employees customers acquisition program offices and contractors

• Exceptionally high level of innovation creativeness and initiative

• Strong organization and communication skills

• Knowledge of Python C C Matlab or another programming language

• Willing to support occasional travel domestically

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is to obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Advanced degree Masters or Ph.D. in one of the fields of study mentioned above

• Experience with Advanced Framework for Simulation Integration and Modeling (AFSIM) or other agentbased simulations

• Work history in one of these specific national security space or intelligence mission areas: missile defense geospatial intelligence signals intelligence space surveillance space protection ground systems or communications infrastructure supporting defense or intelligence capabilities

• Extensive experience producing analyses and communicating results to various sized audiences

• Extensive history working with customers in the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community

• Expertise in astrodynamics remote sensing constellation design or metaheuristic optimization including genetic algorithms

• Prior leadership of matrixed teams with various skill sets to solve multidisciplinary challenges

• Experience working in partnership with multiple Aerospace program offices and customers

• Current and active TopSecret Clearance (TS) with SCI access