K2 Space
Senior Modeling & Simulation Engineer (TS/SCI)
$160K–$200K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 5+ years of professional modeling and simulation experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in physics, aerospace/mechanical/electrical engineering, computer science, math, or a STEM field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires U.S. citizenship for the role. The hire must be a “U.S. person” under ITAR or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Build and lead modeling and simulation capabilities to design, verify, and operate spacecraft and constellations for classified national security missions.
What you'll do
- Develop mission- and constellation-level simulations, including performance analysis of coverage, beam planning, and resilience in contested environments.
- Build spacecraft subsystem models and simulation infrastructure; analyze anomalies and support integration and testing.
- Set technical direction, review designs and code, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Active U.S. government security clearance (any level), or a clearance held within the last 12 months; U.S. citizenship; prior classified-program and secure/SCIF experience.
- Bachelor's degree in a stated STEM field.
- 5+ years of professional modeling and simulation experience.
- Development experience in Rust, C++, or a similar compiled language, and scientific Python, Julia, MATLAB, or similar.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD in a stated STEM field.
- Experience with defense or national-security mission-level simulations, production Rust, or simulation systems.
Pay
$160,000 - $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
Rust, C++, scientific Python, NumPy, SciPy, Julia, MATLAB
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