Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 23, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 23, 2026.
Position Summary
Odyssey is seeking aModeling, Simulation & Analysis (MS&A) Engineer to support national space mission objectives at the NRO in Chantilly, VA. In this role, you will apply advanced modeling, simulation, and analytic techniques to help characterize spacecraft behavior, evaluate system performance, and shape future analytic planning. Your work will directly contribute to understanding complex space systems and ensuring critical mission capabilities for our government partners. This position offers the opportunity to make meaningful impact while working in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.
Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to:
- Perform orbital mechanics modeling & simulation (M&S) (Mod/Sim) including orbit determination, orbital maneuvering, and spacecraft flight dynamics
- Perform link budget, latency, and throughput analyses for RF and optical space-based relay and space-to-ground telecommunications
- Perform assessments of satellite payload sensor phenomenology (optics/radar/RF) and product quality
- Assess end-to-end system designs against Required Performance Parameters and identify required Technical Performance Measures
- Create MS&A supporting documentation to include terms of reference, study plans, modeling assumptions, data input/output, analytic results, visualizations, and conclusions
- Advise the government and contractor teams of forward-looking and follow-on studies, analyses to incorporate into a roadmap of future analytic planning
Qualifications
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Minimum Required Qualifications
Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph
Education: B.S. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) in engineering discipline
Years of Experience: We are looking for a diverse set of experience levels; must have 2+ years of relevant experience
- Experience using one or more of the following: C++, Python, R, SQL, PostgreSQL, Linux, MATLAB, VBA, or STK
- Engineering analysis (collecting, organizing, analyzing data) experience
- Excellent communication skills that will allow the presentation of findings to internal and external customers
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with free space optical and optical space-to-ground systems
- Experience integrating MS&A and MBSE data sets using SysML
- Experience developing and maintaining MBSE models
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau
- Experience in the development and maintenance of MS&A tools and software
Additional Information
Location: NRO, Chantilly, VA.
Travel: As required by the Customer
Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Onsite
Company Overview
Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.
Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Please Note:
Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.
This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.Odyssey Benefits