Aerospace Flight Dynamics Simulation Engineer

Description

This position is for a senior-level aerospace engineer within the Flight Systems Department as part of the Defense Sector at Leidos. Engineers support development, analysis, and testing of complex flight systems, such as the AGM-190/A Small Cruise Missile, DoW Low Cost Containerized Munition, multiple hypersonic Missile programs, and other rapid development efforts

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create and/or maintain 6-DOF, 3-DOF, and/or hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulations by incorporating aerodynamic & propulsion models, Guidance/Navigation/Control (GNC) algorithms, and other features to accurately characterize the performance, flight dynamics, and mission effectiveness of flight vehicles.

• Conduct accurate, timely, detailed analysis of flight vehicle dynamics. This may include Monte Carlo analysis, trajectory optimization, parameteric sweeps, or other techniques to support design decisions, conduct trade studies, assess system reliability, support mission planning operations, prepare for live flight test events, characterize system performance, and conduct other analysis as needed to support design teams.

• Provide accurate assessments of technical results to program managers, external customers, and/or stakeholders to support design decisions and ensure mission success

• Lead a small team of junior M&S engineers. Determine necessary sim requirements, delegate tasks to team, review work for accuracy, communicate with program leadership, and other actions as necessary to successfully support program.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including aerodynamics, propulsion, mechanical design, avionics, software, and others to ensure system design satisfies mission requirements.

• Support live flight-test events, including planning, on-site test support, telemetry collection, and post-flight analysis.

• Develop, upgrade, or use scripts, GUIs, or other utilities to support analysis and programmatic efforts.

Basic Qualifications:

• This position requires a fundamental understanding of aerospace engineering concepts, particularly including flight dynamics, simulation, orbital mechanics, and/or guidance/navigation/controls.

• Candidate must also possess a solid foundation of programming experience in Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Python, or other language.

• Candidate must possess strong technical communication skills and an ability to work both independently and in collaborative team environments.

• Candidates must be a resident of North Alabama area or willing to relocate in order to work on-site at the Huntsville, AL office.

• Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related field from an ABET accredited school with 8+ years of experience or a Master’s Degrees with 6+ years of experience.

• Candidate must be a US citizen and possess (or be able to obtain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering is preferred but not required. Special consideration is made for applicable experience in lieu of advanced degree.

• Familiarity with DOW digital engineering paradigm and experience

• Prior work with post-flight data analysis

• Experience with flight system development programs

• Strong math skills in the areas of linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry, and coordinate transformation

• Experience with:

• Conducting Monte Carlo analysis on linux clusters

• Hardware-in-the-loops simulation architectures

• Configuration management software, such as Git or Mercurial

• C++ programming

• Trajectory analysis tools, such as TAOS or OTIS

• Using numerical optimization techniques

• Simulink code-generation

• GNC applications of flight vehicles, guided munitions, and/or UAS systems

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Original Posting:

October 20, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.