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The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) drives integration of Aerospace's strategic capabilities across the national space enterprise. The divisionleveragesa broad array of engineering disciplines against awide-rangingand dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges. EED spans the capability lifecycle from concept and architecture design to performance assessment to application of space and space-enabled capabilities.

As a corecomponentof EED, the Emerging Missions Flight Dynamics (EMFD) Department provides flight mechanicsexpertisefor the cislunar domain, multi-objective"traveling salesman" trajectory sequence generation, facility location optimization, and trans-atmospheric flight design for missiles,hyperglidevehicles, and reentry vehicles.We are looking for anEngineering Specialistto serve as a technical expert and local point of contact for our customer organizations. The selected candidate will tackle complex optimization and mission planning challenges, requiringexpertisein areas such astrajectory optimization, tree search algorithms, combinatorial optimization, orbital mechanics/astrodynamics, and decision-making under uncertainty. This role combines technical depth withstrong communicationabilities to influence stakeholders and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams. As the department's local technical representative,you'lllead analysis efforts, mentor junior staff, and helpidentifynew opportunities for our most challenging customer problems.

Work Model

• This is afull-timeposition based inEl Segundo, CA, which requires100% onsitework.

WhatYou'llBe Doing

• Serve asatechnical representative, building strategic relationships with program officesanddelivering specialized analysis fordefense, intelligence, civil and commercial organizations.

• Perform and leadcomplex optimization analysis for time-dependent Traveling Salesman and Facility Location Problems using tree search algorithms andmulti-objectiveoptimization techniques.

• Design andoptimizespacecraft maneuvers for orbit transfer, station keeping, disposal, and reentry events across cislunar and Earth-orbit missions.

• Evaluate contested spacemission applicationsto assess system vulnerabilities and develop resilient Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).

• Develop innovative flight dynamics tools and algorithms that expand the department's analytical capabilities and directly address emerging customer needs.

• Mentor junior staff and foster knowledge sharing across multidisciplinary teams to strengthen the department's technicalexpertise.

What You Need to be Successful

MinimumRequirementsforEngineering Specialist - Flight Mechanics:

• BSdegreefroman accredited college/university programin engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or related field

• Eightor moreyears ofrelated industry/work experience

• Experience in one or more of the following subjects: space mission analysis and design, advanced astrodynamics, algorithm design, software development, mathematical modeling, multi-objectiveoptimization,decision making under uncertainty,trajectory simulation and performance optimization of spacecraft, missiles, and reentry vehicles

• Proficiencywith one or more of the following programming languages/tools: C, C++, Python, Fortran, MATLAB, JavaScript

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• The ability tooperateindependently, often in the presence of ambiguity, and still deliver high-quality,innovative,andspecializedend products to a range of customers

• Willing to travel domestically to customer and contractor facilities (approx. 10%)

• This position requires ability to obtain andmaintaina security clearance, which is issued by the U.S.government. U.S.citizenship isrequiredto obtain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• MS or PhDdegreefroman accredited college/university programin engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or related field

• Graduatelevelcourse work,researchand/or experience in the following areas:multi-objective optimization, decision making under uncertainty, astrodynamics

• Experience with contested space trajectory applications

• Experience leading customer engagements,identifyingnew work opportunities, or serving as a technical point of contactfor government programs or sponsors