Senior Aerospace Engineer

Summary

Position Title:

Senior Aerospace Engineer
Position
Location(s):
Remote (US), with preference to No

Va for in-office as needed – occasional travel to No

Va if not nearby
Final date to receive applications:
We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis

Job Description
Trusted Space is seeking a Senior Aerospace Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design, development, and evolution of our internal modeling and simulation (M&S) environment. The ideal candidate is mission‑driven, comfortable working across distributed teams, and passionate about building innovative aerospace analysis capabilities. This role blends aerospace engineering expertise with hands‑on involvement in tool development, integration, testing, and validation within a fast‑moving entrepreneurial environment.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary aerospace and software engineering teams to develop, integrate, and test modeling and simulation environments for space systems and missions.
• Identify representative mission scenarios and ensure simulation outputs align with expected physics‑based behaviors and requirements.
• Develop and execute component‑and system‑level tests driven by technical specifications, mission needs, and physics‑based logic.
• Support the enhancement and refinement of internal M&S tools through feedback, prototyping, and code‑level improvements.

• United States citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Astronomy, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in aerospace modeling & simulation, mission dynamics, test engineering, or related fields.
• Experience with aerospace M&S tools such as Basilisk, GMAT, Orekit, STK, or spacecraft bus/payload simulators and emulators.
• Ability to understand, modify, and develop software in Python, C++, or similar languages.

• Deep understanding of spaceflight dynamics across Earth-centered, cislunar, and interplanetary domains.
• Experience modeling or simulating sensors (EO, RF, etc.).
• Experience with Cesium visualization.
• Familiarity with orbit determination and space-based navigation concepts.
• Comfortable with git version control and Agile Dev Ops tools (Azure, Gitlab, Jira).
• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field.

The salary range for this role is $145,000 - $200,000. Please note that this range is a general guideline and can vary. Trusted Space, LLC considers several factors when extending an offer including, but not limited to: scope, location, position responsibilities, education/training, key skills and business considerations.

Trusted Space seeks to create an environment where Employees are empowered and supported to achieve their full potential. We encourage life‑long learning within our agile and innovative work environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans; life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; 401(k) plan; paid holidays and generous paid time off; short‑term and long‑term disability insurance;

and other benefits to promote health, wellness, and a positive work‑life balance.

Trusted Space is the premier provider of trusted autonomy and battlespace management software solutions enabling machine speed sensing, sense making, decision making, and acting for critical space and intelligence missions. Our portfolio includes trusted autonomy software products, real‑time image processing capabilities, advanced space mission engineering services, and space operations & training solutions. We empower government and commercial customers to achieve mission superiority in space reconnaissance & surveillance, dynamic space operations, space‑based ISR, and…