Aerospace Engineer Modeling and Simulation Engineer
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Job Location:
Charlottesville, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 107900 - 195050
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Leidos Dynetics is seeking a motivated detailed-oriented problem-solver to join our modeling and simulation team as a Senior Aerospace Modeling and Simulation Engineer in Charlottesville VA.
You will play a valuable part in developing and testing models of aerospace systems to include air-launched weapons; ballistic missile systems; avionics; hypersonic vehicles; and guidance navigation and controls across a wide range of projects and programs.
Primary Responsibilities
Develop integrate and test models of aerospace systems based on provided information research and engineering principles.
Guide and mentor a team of engineers in the development of representative flight models.
Document model performance against requirements.
Document algorithm design.
Work collaboratively with an engineering team comprised of internal and external team members.
Interact with external stakeholders to define requirements and perform model demonstrations.
Candidate must be local to or willing to relocate to the Charlottesville VA area.
Basic Qualifications
Candidate must possess a Bachelors Degree in Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with 8 years applicable experience (or M.S. with 6 years)
Experience with 3DOF/6DOF flight models
Experience with ballistic missiles air-launched missiles or hypersonic vehicles
Experience in MATLAB/Simulink
Experience in C or Python
Experience leading a team to meet customer requirements
Detailed understanding of the systems engineering process
Demonstrates solid understanding and intuition of the functionality and interdependency of aerospace systems
Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail to communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders
Organizational skills to document work and interface with team members to ensure flow of information
Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Secret Clearance
Candidate must meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Top Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with configuration management tools such as SVN and Git
Experience integrating and testing GNC algorithms
Experience in ITASE or AFSIM
Experience leading Modeling and Simulation teams
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Original Posting:
February 17 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $107900.00 - $195050.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Aerospace Engineering
- Clearance
- Engineerig support
- FAA
- Fortran
- Nasa
- C#
- C++
- Matlab
- Electrical Systems
- Project Management
- Java
- Structural Analysis
- CAAD
- Technical Reports
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
