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Mission Analysis Engineer – Aerospace Systems; TS​/SCI

Job in Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22070, USA
Listing for: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-01
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120000 - 190000 USD Yearly USD 120000.00 190000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Mission Analysis Engineer – Aerospace Systems (TS/SCI)

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what's happening now and shape what's coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters - where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can:
Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

Eligibility and Security Clearance

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status. Export Control/ITAR:
Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). Please review the job details below. This position requires US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance, or TS/SCI eligibility, are mandatory for consideration.

Mission Analysis Engineer

Model the missions. Explore the possibilities. Help shape what comes next. Vantor is looking for a Mission Analysis Engineer who wants to solve complex, real-world challenges across space, cyber, maritime, and other mission domains -- evaluating everything from individual sensor performance to integrated system and mission-level capabilities. In this role, you’ll use modeling, simulation, data analysis, and engineering judgment to answer consequential questions:
How should a future mission be designed? Which architecture performs best? Where are the limitations? What happens when the mission, environment, or technology changes? You’ll build and run simulations of satellites, aircraft, sensors, and operational scenarios; explore alternative concepts and system designs; and turn large volumes of simulation data into insights that engineers, customers, and senior decision-makers can act on.

This is an opportunity to do more than execute existing models. You’ll have room to build new capabilities, improve the way we simulate complex missions, develop tools and automation, and influence the technical direction of future space and airborne systems. If you enjoy digging into difficult technical problems, experimenting with different approaches, and seeing your analysis inform real engineering and mission decisions, we’d like to hear from you.

What

You’ll Do
  • Model complex aerospace missions.
  • Develop, modify, and run high-fidelity simulations of satellites, aircraft, sensors, and ISR systems to understand mission and system performance.
  • Explore the trades that matter.
  • Compare architectures, technologies, operating concepts, and system configurations to identify performance drivers, limitations, risks, and opportunities.
  • Turn mission concepts into simulations.
  • Build realistic operational scenarios that capture customer objectives, mission constraints, environments, and system behavior.
  • Build better ways to solve problems.
  • Create tools, scripts, automation, visualizations, and new simulation capabilities that make analyses faster, deeper, and more repeatable.
  • Find the story in the data.
  • Work with large simulation datasets to uncover trends, explain system behavior, and translate technical results into meaningful conclusions.
  • Ensure the analysis holds up.
  • Evaluate model assumptions, inputs, outputs, and analytical methods through thoughtful QA/QC and engineering judgment.
  • Make your analysis matter.
  • Communicate findings, trade-offs, and recommendations to engineers, program leaders, senior decision-makers, and customers.
Required
  • US Citizenship Required with an active or current TS/SCI clearance or eligibility.
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university, in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.
  • Willing to work on-site in a classified facility.
Desired /

Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced degree in engineering, physics, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related technical field, or…
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