About the Role
York Space Systems is seeking a talented and enthusiastic engineer to lead the Simulation Team. This role involves coordinating simulation requirements, driving the design and development of simulation tools, managing a team of engineers, and reporting progress to upper management. The ideal candidate has a passion for space exploration and a desire to innovate within the aerospace industry.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of 5-10 engineers with strong leadership skills
- Lead design, development, delivery, maintenance, and support of simulation products supporting internal teams, external customers, and mission operations, including on-orbit support, rehearsals, and training environments
- Follow SIT software development processes to ensure fast and quality releases of core simulation products
- Maintain and improve the York spacecraft simulation suite
- Interface and integrate other subsystem groups models into simulation
- Be available to support large test initiatives with out internal stakeholders
- Receive feature requests and bug reports and prioritize them appropriately to align the simulation roadmap with internal customer roadmaps
- Relay simulation team plans, progress, and needs to upper management regularly
- Develop and maintain simulation documentation and user guides for standardized model integration, component development, and scenario design
- Implement software development, testing, and CI/CD practices across all simulation products that meet division and department standards for software
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or greater in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Demonstrated proficiency with C++ or Python
- Demonstrated proficiency with Git and Agile software development practices & tools
- Demonstrated proficiency in a Linux environment
- Demonstrated proficiency with bash scripting
- Demonstrated proficiency with Docker, Docker Compose, & containerization
- Experience with Full Stack development
- Familiar with writing test documentation, such as test plans, procedures, and reports
- Capable of managing multiple tasks while delivering according to program milestones and deliverables
- Can proactively identify problems and communicate them clearly to leadership and/or more senior engineers
- Proficient at writing and reading technical documentation
- Understanding and experience with API usage
- Ability to interface with and handle flight hardware
- Experience with in-the-loop testing (software, processor, and hardware)
- 3+ years of experience in Software Engineering or related field
- Experience with product and people management
- Aerospace model development and analysis
- Simulation model verification and validation experience
- DevOps background, especially using GitLab CI/CD
- Familiarity with the Space Domain and satellite operations
- Networking concepts like UDP/TCP
- Embedded development
- Active Top Secret security clearance or ability to obtain
Skills
- C++
- Python
- Git
- Agile software development
- Linux
- bash scripting
- Docker
- Docker Compose
- containerization
- Full Stack development
- test documentation
- API usage
- in-the-loop testing
- product management
- people management
- Aerospace model development
- Aerospace model analysis
- Simulation model verification
- Simulation model validation
- DevOps
- GitLab CI/CD
- Space Domain
- satellite operations
- UDP/TCP
- Embedded development
Location
- United States
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years of experience in Software Engineering or related field
- Experience with product and people management
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or greater in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Benefits
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- PTO
- 401K
About the Company
- York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming, and enabling next- generation space mission operations worldwide.
- Today, York is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in end-to-end customer solutions and the rapid production of spacecraft platforms.
- York’s complete Space Segment Solution includes spacecraft production, payload integration, system integration & test, launch services, ground segment services, and mission operations, enabling customers to leverage York’s existing technology solutions to get to orbit rapidly and responsively.
- We’re looking to expand our team across the board.
Equal Opportunity
- York Space Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, military or protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
- Must have permanent authorization to work in the United States.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions or employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
- YORK SPACE SYSTEMS IS AN EEO EMPLOYER.
