Sr. Systems Engineer - Modeling Simulation Analysis Engineer

RTX RTX · Aerospace · tucson, AZ +1 · Engineering

This role focuses on creating high-fidelity simulations and models for missile design, performance assessment, and flight test support within the defense industry. It involves developing modeling solutions, conducting trade studies, and evaluating system performance, with a strong emphasis on C++ and Python/MATLAB for modeling and data analysis. While the company mentions advanced AI/ML solutions, this specific role is centered on traditional systems engineering, modeling, and simulation rather than direct AI/ML model development.

What you'd actually do

  1. You will create high fidelity simulations and models for missile design, performance assessment, and flight test support
  2. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of modeling solutions, and subsequently conduct trade studies and evaluation of system and subsystem performance
  3. You will work in a team environment, receiving input from the team supervisors and providing guidance and/or direction to other team members
  4. You will collaborate with Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC), Signal Processing, and other performance personnel to perform simulation activities according to the program schedule
  5. You will work on different projects, determine, and develop approaches and solutions, and provide development guidance throughout the product lifecycle from initial concept to fielded product

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM degree
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant prior experience
  • Experience applying object-oriented software design and programming in C or C++
  • Experience using Python or MATLAB for evaluation of data sets
  • Experience modeling or simulating physical systems
  • Experience in modeling, simulation, statistics, and/or analysis for existing or proposed engineering solutions
  • Ability to obtain an Interim Secret U.S. government issued Security Clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start
  • U.S. citizenship is required

Nice to have

  • Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics, or related STEM degree
  • Experience using applied system engineering principals
  • Experience working on a team and/or by yourself, interfacing with multiple engineering disciplines
  • Experience creating and/or presenting technical briefings
  • Experience developing signal processing / GNC algorithms or models for missile applications
  • Experience with control hardware design & test and/or hardware & software integration
  • Experience modeling physics and/or modeling physical systems as related to flight dynamics
  • Experience using UNIX / Linux based workstations
  • Experience using Software Configuration Management tools such as Git
  • Course work or experience in some of the following fields: radar, signal & image processing, radar and/or EO/IR environment models, digital communications, probability and statistics, linear algebra, estimation theory, optimal control, system architecture, inertial navigation, guidance theory

What the JD emphasized

  • Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • Ability to obtain an Interim Secret U.S. government issued Security Clearance is required prior to start date