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Astrion

Junior Aerospace Engineer

Astrion, Columbia, Maryland, United States, 21046

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SEG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astrion, is seeking a

Junior Aerospace Engineer

to support the Aerospace Branch, which develops trajectory models and representations of adversary missile systems.

Location Columbia, Maryland or Dahlgren, Virginia (candidate must be willing to work in one of these offices).

Job Status Full Time

Clearance Secret

Travel Less than 5%

Salary Range $80,000 - $95,000

Required Qualifications / Skills

U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering (advanced degrees preferred).

0 to 5 years of relevant work experience.

Experience and capability in analysis and modeling of ballistic missile, cruise missile, and/or hypersonic systems, including flight dynamics, vehicle performance characterization, propulsion system design, supersonic/hypersonic aerodynamics prediction, guidance, navigation, control, and flight test data analysis.

Familiarity with MATLAB and/or Python programming languages.

Strong written and oral communication skills for documentation and presentations.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with the C++ programming language.

Active DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Develop intelligence-based analytical models and tools to characterize and analyze threat ballistic missile, cruise missile, and hypersonic vehicle performance.

Build aerodynamics, mass properties, propulsion, guidance, navigation, and control inputs and modules.

Characterize missile performance variation and uncertainty.

Model threat missile excursions and conduct design trade studies.

Generate and evaluate digital trajectory data using 6‑DOF simulation tools.

Document and present work to internal and external customers.

Support ongoing development of a high-fidelity Six Degrees‑of‑Freedom (6‑DOF) digital flight simulation environment.

Conduct research and augment toolsets to enhance modeling techniques and improve current processes.

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