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In this role, you will lead a highly technical engineering team tasked with integrating and anchoring existing simulations and models into a unified, high-fidelity simulation architecture. The boundary of this simulation covers the complete SBI mission, fire control, guidance, navigation, and control (GNC), dynamic seeker phenomenology, threat modeling, and interceptor terminal dynamics. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between high-level mission engineering requirements and granular physics-based code, serving as the technical authority for framework scaling, validation, and real-time execution optimization.\nIn this role you will:\nArchitect, scale, and maintain the end-to-end interceptor simulation framework, seamlessly unifying existing legacy plant models, simulations, and flight software.\nOversee the development and integration of low-to-high fidelity interceptor terminal dynamics, including 6-DoF rigid/flexible body physics and thruster/actuator dynamics.\nIncorporate threat behavior and seeker tracking loops, ensuring highly accurate modeling of threat phenomenology and endgame intercept physics.\nEstablish robust pipelines to benchmark, calibrate, and validate simulation outputs against hardware testing and flight test.\nDrive code quality, use modern software architecture principles, and configuration control across the simulation team. Interface directly with Systems Engineering, Chief Engineers, and Government stakeholders to translate system performance data into clear actionable insights.\nSuccessful applicants generally have at least 9+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline, such as Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering,or related field.\nDesigns, develops, implements, verifies and tests algorithms to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events. Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality. Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations and control laws to achieve a desired position in space. Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft.\nBasic Qualifications\nB.S. or M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.\nDemonstrated experience developing 6-DoF missile or satellite simulations.\nExperience leading simulation software development workstreams, small technical teams, and driving on-time execution.\nDemonstrated proficiency in programming languages and applications such as C/C++, FORTRAN, Python, and MATLAB/Simulink.\nStrong written/verbal communication and organizational and interpersonal skills\nDesired Skills\nProfessional experience with 9+ years applicable GNC and/or Simulation focus associated with missile or satellite product lifecycle. \nComprehensive domain mastery of 6-DoF simulation architectures, aerospace coordinate transformations, control loops, target tracking algorithms, and missile guidance laws.\nAbility to translate mission objectives, operational scenarios, constraints, and stakeholder input into modeling and simulation requirements and implementation.\nDesign and execute simulation experiments, trade studies, Monte Carlo analyses, and sensitivity assessments to evaluate concepts, architectures, technologies, and capability alternatives.\nExperience verifying and validating simulation models, document assumptions and limitations, manage configuration, and data traceability.\nExperience with developing and debugging physics-based modeling and simulation tools.\nFamiliarity of defense industry (e.g., Missile Defense Agency) simulation frameworks and architectures, framework standards, and V&V policies.\nExperience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) or Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) real-time laboratory environments.\nKnowledge of modern software collaboration and testing stacks (Git, Docker, CI/CD automated test pipelines).\nFamiliar with agile development methodologies and processes.\nPay Information\nFull-Time Salary Range: $150800.00 - $280000.00\nAt Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow-both professionally and personally.\nThe salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.\nBenefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.\nAnnual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.\nFor (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. 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