Modeling and Simulation Solution Architect

## Modeling and Simulation Solution Architect Apply locations:
El Segundo, CA:
Chantilly, VA:
Colorado Springs, CO:
Albuquerque, NMtime type:
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July 27, 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
R015521

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.

The Vehicle Systems Division (VSD) sits at the center of the ideas and data behind current and future systems supplying innovative research and development; technical evaluations during the acquisition process; conceptual and detailed design; assembly, integration, and test; and operational support. Comprised primarily of highly-trained mechanical and aerospace engineers, VSD provides national expertise in the areas of vehicle engineering; guidance, navigation, and controls;

robotics; electro-mechanical devices; embedded systems; fluid mechanics; propulsion; thermal control; orbital mechanics; mechanisms; structures; structural dynamics; and dynamic environments.

The Vehicle Engineering & Integration Department (VEID) is part of VSD, the premier satellite and launch vehicle technical organization within the Aerospace Corporation. The Vehicle Modeling and Analysis Section within VEID is responsible for implementing multi-disciplinary analytical models and developing software tools required to execute the desired analyses with respect to satellite, ground, and launch vehicle development and operations. We are looking for a
** Modeling and
**** Simulation Solutions Architect (Engineering Specialist/Senior Engineering Specialist - Software Architecture Engineering)
** to design and develop a Live Virtual Constructive framework for testing multiple functionalities across the space enterprise to support acquisition of new capabilities and Warfighter training. This person will need to have outstanding technical and programming skills, an understanding of physics/physical hardware systems, be inquisitive and motivated to learn, and have uncompromising integrity and objectivity. This position requires 100% onsite work and can located in Chantilly, VA.,

Colorado Springs, CO., El Segundo, CA., or Albuquerque, NM.
** What You'll Be Doing
*** Design and develop full solutions architecture for the LVC effort including: the distributed simulation implementing common standards with time and federation management services;
User Interface;
Data Management; and AI platform components
* Create simulation models optimized for federated environments with distributed time management, synchronization, and entity transfer protocols
* Integrate heterogeneous simulation systems across multiple sites, developing FOMs, SOMs, and gateways between different protocols
* Ensure Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) interoperability with cross-domain solutions for classified/unclassified integration
* Design and optimize network communication protocols with multicast, publish-subscribe messaging, QoS strategies, and latency compensation
* Implement distributed state management, replication, conflict resolution, and entity ownership protocols across federation nodes
* Optimize federation performance with interest management, load balancing, and distributed workload optimization strategies
* Design fault detection, recovery, graceful degradation, health monitoring, and failover capabilities for distributed simulations
* Develop test harnesses, validation frameworks, and conduct integration, scalability, and interoperability testing across sites
* Implement monitoring, logging, alerting systems, and provide operational support for live distributed simulation exercises
* Ensure compliance with standards (e.g. IEEE 1516 (HLA) /…