Job Description

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

Job Description:

Parsons' growing Space and Geospatial Solutions team is seeking a sharp Aerospace Engineer to support astrodynamics analyses and support space modeling, simulation, and analysis. You will work with highly customizable, physics-based modeling frameworks used to support system design, development, integration, test, training and rehearsals.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for astrodynamics analyses and methodologies, algorithm development, space system requirements analysis.
• Support missions & programs by creating models, simulations, and analysis tools to support space analysis activities.
• Work closely with mission partners to perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and other analyses performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, and operations.
• The candidate will work with software development teams to implement and validate models, ultimately resulting in user capabilities.
• Facilitate the development of algorithms and processes, enhance current tool capabilities through plugin development, and perform analyses.
• Consultative interaction with customers and mission partners providing guidance to project managers on programmatic and technical deliverables while working with senior technical personnel.
• Performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
  

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience with a BS OR 12+ years of experience with a AA/AS
• COTS Software engineering and integration with heavy C++ development
• Clearable to a Top Secret/SCI security clearance level

Desired Qualifications:

• Consultative mindset with adaptable problem solving skills
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Effective organization level communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Experience in supporting modeling, simulation, and analysis of national security space related problems desired
• System Engineering Modeling Tools such as Cameo or Sparx
• Experience with C++, MATLAB, Python, Java, Parallel Computing, UNIX/Linux
• Experience with both Waterfall and Agile approaches to Systems Engineering
• Experience working with software development teams and associated SAFe Agile development processes.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite programs, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

This position pays a minimum annual salary of $92,200.00 and a maximum annual salary of $161,400.00.

Benefits for this position include: medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401K.

The position may require a COVID vaccination or an approved accommodation/exemption for a disability/medical condition or religious belief as required by federal, state, provincial or local mandates or customer requirements.