Mission Data & Simulation Integration Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data pipelines and integration services connecting ASOT platforms to modernized M&S software, enabling centralized data consumption across multiple mission programs while ensuring data quality, validation, and traceability
• Develop deep understanding of Aerospace customer mission operations and requirements to effectively translate mission needs into technical data specifications and integration solutions
• Provide hands-on technical support for M&S software tools across multiple customer programs, including configuration, customization, troubleshooting, simulation execution support, and results validation
• Build and maintain data transformation logic and adapters to convert enterprise data formats into simulation-ready representations while preserving semantic meaning of mission datasets ( eg orbital parameters, spacecraft configurations, sensor characteristics, environmental models)
• Support migration of embedded legacy data to modern Data Management platforms , ensuring data integrity and establishing patterns for reusable, centralized data management versus software-embedded datasets
• Serve as technical liaison between data management teams, M&S software developers, mission analysts, and stakeholders across diverse programs with varying requirements and classification levels
• Develop scripts, utilities, and automation tools to streamline data preparation, ingestion, post-processing workflows, and optimize data schemas and access patterns for M&S workloads
• Collaborate with multiple customer programs simultaneously , adapting integration approaches to meet varying operational timelines and priorities while participating in technical reviews and program meetings
• What You Need to be Successful
• Minimum Requirements ( Senior Engineering Specialist - Modeling & Simulation Engineering and Systems Software Engineering ) :
• Bachelor's degree in STEM or other technical discipline
• 8 or more years of increasingly responsible professional software engineering roles, especially related to DE , M&S , and data .
• Experience with simulation designs and related technologies such as HLA, DIS, TENA, Protobuf , Apache Kafka, etc.
• Hands on experience in designing modern software architectures
• Background in cloud technologies ( e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Proficiency in one or more of the organization's core computer languages

Benefits

Additional Information

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation's space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space- delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you'll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space. T he Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation's space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise . As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space- delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you'll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space. The Digital Innovation Division (DID) is accountable for generating and executing integrated strategies, providing governance, and managing internal investments that form the foundation of Aerospace's digital transformation. Th Digital Innovation Division is seeking a n experienced mission focused Cross Pillar Integration Engineer to support our D igital and AI transformation initiative s. This hands-on technical role bridges the critical gap between modernized next generation Modeling & Simulation (M&S) software, enterprise D ata M anagement Platforms (DMP) , multiple computing environments, emerging agentic workflows, and the complex mission requirements they will support for Aerospace and its customers . In this role, you will work directly with cutting-edge M&S tools, mission data, and DMP s to enable agentic data-driven simulation capabilities and workflows across multiple space mission programs. You will be embedded in both the technical implementation and the mission context, ensuring that data flows seamlessly from enterprise repositories into simulation environments while maintaining fidelity, traceability, and reusability. Inherent in this job will be opportunities to significantly influence the future of digital capabilities for both th e government and the Aerospace C orporation. This is a fulltime position that requires 100% onsite work in Chantilly , VA ; Colorado Springs, CO ; El Segundo, CA or Huntsville , AL

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