Penn Foster
Senior Software Architect for Modelling and Simulation Design
Penn Foster, El Segundo, California, United States, 90245
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.
At Aerospace, we are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees to share in our common passion and aspiration – to carry out a mission much bigger than ourselves.
The Systems Engineering Division (SED) provides unmatched experience in systems engineering to the U.S. government and to numerous public and private agencies, universities, nonprofit organizations, consortia, and commercial companies involved in the advanced application of space technology. From systems architecture development to system analysis and optimization, astrodynamics, orbital debris, navigation, failure analysis, mission assurance, cost and schedule assessment, and economic market analysis, SED exploits an incredibly broad array of engineering and business disciplines against a diverse and dynamic portfolio of programs and national challenges.
The Modeling and Simulation Computing Department (MSCD) consists of a team dedicated to ground-breaking software solutions and capabilities for government and commercial customer needs. We enable detailed and complex modeling, analysis, optimization, and visualization of satellite orbits, system architectures, and engineering trade-spaces to provide customer decision support for the future of space.What You'll Be Doing:Act as a department senior liaison, providing proactive coordination and consultation to customers and Aerospace staff across the company; specifically, lead the software architecture design for the subdivision’s effort to modernize our capabilities in the area of Multi-Objective Evolutionary AlgorithmsInitiate and conduct efforts to grow and sustain the subdivision’s modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities to support new and existing functional areas including digital engineering, cloud computing, and high-performance computing while applying leadership and coordination across multi-disciplinary technical leaders, Aerospace Program Office personnel, and external customersPartner with subdivision analysis leads to exercise influence on key stakeholders and government customers by leading customer engagement efforts on the modernization of a range of modeling and simulation workflows within the subdivisionEstablish and maintain effective and enduring working relationships with key organizational customersProvide support in strategic planning, identifying opportunities to leverage development and analysis across diverse projects and analysis types while leading efforts to close capability gapsEngage with software users and customers to refine capability requirementsMature technical expertise in the department through mentoring team members and directing workflow developmentDevelop and present timely and technically accurate briefings and reports that clearly communicate software development progress and provide recommended design solutions to technical leads, management, and customersTravel occasionally to support customer efforts
What You Need to be Successful
Minimum Requirements:Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or other related disciplines from an accredited schoolAt least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in leading and contributing to modeling and simulation software development, successfully demonstrated across numerous substantial customer-driven projects, to include:Design of modern software architecturesExperience in the design of Multi-Objective Evolutionary AlgorithmsUse of software configuration management and collaboration tools in team environmentsTechnical writing and technical presentationTraining and mentoring junior staffSuccessful timely delivery of complex team projectsStrong leadership skills and rapport with customers and teammatesProficiency in one or more of the organization’s core computer languages (e.g., C/C++, Python, Fortran, etc.)How You Can Stand Out
It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:Graduate degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or another STEM-related discipline from an accredited schoolProfessional experience with successfully developing new capabilities for modeling, simulation, and analysis tools, workflows, or related effortsProfessional experience in the design of Multi-Objective Evolutionary AlgorithmsProfessional experience in modern software development, integration, and testing practicesExperience with data visualization technologies such as OpenGLExperience leveraging cloud computing infrastructure including CI/CD pipelines and AWS Cluster computingExperience developing performant applications to run on high-performance computing clustersExperience with Aerospace customers and industry playersWe offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.
(Min - Mid - Max)
$123,000 - $163,650 - $204,300
Pay Basis: Annual
Ways We Reward Our Employees
During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.
Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type.
A few highlights include:
Comprehensive health care and wellness plansPaid holidays, sick time, and vacationStandard and alternate work schedules, including telework options401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hireFlexible spending accountsVariable pay program for exceptional contributionsRelocation assistanceProfessional growth and development programs to help advance your careerEducation assistance programsAn inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respectWe are all unique, from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.
Equal Opportunity Commitment
The Aerospace Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We believe that a diverse workforce creates an environment in which unique ideas are developed and differing perspectives are valued, producing superior customer solutions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at
ieo.mailbox@aero.org
. You can also review
Know Your Rights
: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
, as well as the
Pay Transparency Policy Statement
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At Aerospace, we are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees to share in our common passion and aspiration – to carry out a mission much bigger than ourselves.
The Systems Engineering Division (SED) provides unmatched experience in systems engineering to the U.S. government and to numerous public and private agencies, universities, nonprofit organizations, consortia, and commercial companies involved in the advanced application of space technology. From systems architecture development to system analysis and optimization, astrodynamics, orbital debris, navigation, failure analysis, mission assurance, cost and schedule assessment, and economic market analysis, SED exploits an incredibly broad array of engineering and business disciplines against a diverse and dynamic portfolio of programs and national challenges.
The Modeling and Simulation Computing Department (MSCD) consists of a team dedicated to ground-breaking software solutions and capabilities for government and commercial customer needs. We enable detailed and complex modeling, analysis, optimization, and visualization of satellite orbits, system architectures, and engineering trade-spaces to provide customer decision support for the future of space.What You'll Be Doing:Act as a department senior liaison, providing proactive coordination and consultation to customers and Aerospace staff across the company; specifically, lead the software architecture design for the subdivision’s effort to modernize our capabilities in the area of Multi-Objective Evolutionary AlgorithmsInitiate and conduct efforts to grow and sustain the subdivision’s modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities to support new and existing functional areas including digital engineering, cloud computing, and high-performance computing while applying leadership and coordination across multi-disciplinary technical leaders, Aerospace Program Office personnel, and external customersPartner with subdivision analysis leads to exercise influence on key stakeholders and government customers by leading customer engagement efforts on the modernization of a range of modeling and simulation workflows within the subdivisionEstablish and maintain effective and enduring working relationships with key organizational customersProvide support in strategic planning, identifying opportunities to leverage development and analysis across diverse projects and analysis types while leading efforts to close capability gapsEngage with software users and customers to refine capability requirementsMature technical expertise in the department through mentoring team members and directing workflow developmentDevelop and present timely and technically accurate briefings and reports that clearly communicate software development progress and provide recommended design solutions to technical leads, management, and customersTravel occasionally to support customer efforts
What You Need to be Successful
Minimum Requirements:Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or other related disciplines from an accredited schoolAt least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in leading and contributing to modeling and simulation software development, successfully demonstrated across numerous substantial customer-driven projects, to include:Design of modern software architecturesExperience in the design of Multi-Objective Evolutionary AlgorithmsUse of software configuration management and collaboration tools in team environmentsTechnical writing and technical presentationTraining and mentoring junior staffSuccessful timely delivery of complex team projectsStrong leadership skills and rapport with customers and teammatesProficiency in one or more of the organization’s core computer languages (e.g., C/C++, Python, Fortran, etc.)How You Can Stand Out
It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:Graduate degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or another STEM-related discipline from an accredited schoolProfessional experience with successfully developing new capabilities for modeling, simulation, and analysis tools, workflows, or related effortsProfessional experience in the design of Multi-Objective Evolutionary AlgorithmsProfessional experience in modern software development, integration, and testing practicesExperience with data visualization technologies such as OpenGLExperience leveraging cloud computing infrastructure including CI/CD pipelines and AWS Cluster computingExperience developing performant applications to run on high-performance computing clustersExperience with Aerospace customers and industry playersWe offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.
(Min - Mid - Max)
$123,000 - $163,650 - $204,300
Pay Basis: Annual
Ways We Reward Our Employees
During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.
Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type.
A few highlights include:
Comprehensive health care and wellness plansPaid holidays, sick time, and vacationStandard and alternate work schedules, including telework options401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hireFlexible spending accountsVariable pay program for exceptional contributionsRelocation assistanceProfessional growth and development programs to help advance your careerEducation assistance programsAn inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respectWe are all unique, from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.
Equal Opportunity Commitment
The Aerospace Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We believe that a diverse workforce creates an environment in which unique ideas are developed and differing perspectives are valued, producing superior customer solutions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at
ieo.mailbox@aero.org
. You can also review
Know Your Rights
: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
, as well as the
Pay Transparency Policy Statement
.#J-18808-Ljbffr