Senior Controls, Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Engineer
Mclaurin Aerospace · Posted Nov 11, 2026
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- Competitive pay
- 10+ years
Model, develop, simulate, and analyze launch vehicle and spacecraft dynamics, control systems, performance, and stability in both the frequency and time domains with varying levels of fidelity.
Responsibilities
- Model, develop, simulate, and analyze launch vehicle and spacecraft dynamics (including aerodynamics, flexible body, slosh, actuators, etc.), control systems, performance, and stability in both the frequency and time domains with varying levels of fidelity
- Resolve complex problems pertaining to the design, development, analysis, integration, evaluation, testing, and verification of control systems and 6-DoF models and simulations
- Conduct verification and validation of launch vehicle and/or spacecraft
- Develop, modify, maintain, and improve software simulations, tools, and scripts
- Configure, conduct, and analyze 6-DoF Monte Carlo simulations
Requirements
- Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field from an ABET accredited institution
- Nice to have: Derive multi-body spacecraft dynamics equations of motion (nonlinear and linear state equations)
- Nice to have: Modeling and simulating manual control of spacecraft (controllability, transfer function models, Cooper Harper ratings, paper pilot modeling)
- Nice to have: Software development, verification, and validation
- Nice to have: Programming in Python