Monte Carlo Simulation

Space Systems Command

Full-time · Los Angeles, CA · $104,349 – $161,313

This is a supervisory role overseeing financial analysts and contractor staff supporting U.S. Space Force missile warning and tracking programs at Los Angeles Air Force Base. The position suits experienced cost analysts with strong leadership skills and advanced quantitative expertise who want to contribute to space defense capabilities.

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Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Arlington, VA · $121,785 – $158,322

This federal role involves building mathematical and statistical models to forecast workforce needs and trends across the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, using operations research techniques to guide human capital decisions.

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Veterans Health Administration

Full-time · East Orange, NJ · $96,242 – $161,650

This role teaches and develops nursing staff at a VA hospital, creating educational programs and ensuring clinical competency through training delivery, curriculum design, and skills assessment. It suits experienced nurses with advanced education who enjoy designing learning experiences and supporting colleague development.

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Shield AI

Full-time · San Diego, CA · $74,000 – $110,000

This role supports the testing and validation of autonomous flight software across unmanned aircraft, working alongside experienced engineers to execute tests in simulation, labs, and real flight environments. It suits early-career engineers drawn to autonomy, robotics, and unmanned systems who want hands-on experience in system integration and flight-test operations.

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Voyager

Reno, NV · $130,000 – $200,000 · Remote

A senior mechanical engineer role focused on designing complex aerospace and propulsion systems including rocket motors, actuators, and pressure vessels for a defense and space technology company. This position suits experienced engineers with deep expertise in advanced materials, simulation, and manufacturing who thrive in high-stakes technical environments.

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Astranis

Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $120,000 – $145,000

This role develops radiation environment models and transport simulations to define safe operating constraints for satellites in geostationary orbit, protecting spacecraft hardware from radiation damage and charging hazards. It suits an engineer with a strong physics or nuclear engineering background who enjoys translating theory into practical design guidance through computational modeling.

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Menlo Ventures Portfolio

Full-time · New York, NY · $270,000 – $345,000

This role leads quantitative and qualitative security risk analysis for an AI safety company, translating ambiguous risk questions into decision-ready recommendations for leadership using FAIR methodology and simulation. The analyst partners with security engineering to prioritize investment and shapes how the organization measures and manages security risk as it scales.

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Impulse Space

Internship · Boulder, CO

This internship offers hands-on experience in spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control systems, working alongside engineers on active missions and development projects. You'll contribute to mission analysis, flight hardware testing, and simulation work across a team-based aerospace environment.

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Stoke Space

Full-time · Kent, WA · $129,150 – $327,810

This role involves developing simulation models and conducting safety analysis to demonstrate that Stoke's Nova reusable launch vehicle can operate reliably while protecting public safety, working closely with reliability and systems engineers to satisfy FAA and Space Force requirements. It suits experienced aerospace engineers with strong backgrounds in flight dynamics, orbital mechanics, and Monte Carlo simulation who want to directly impact the technical viability of a rapidly reusable space vehicle.

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Relativity Space

Long Beach, CA · $164,000 – $246,000

This role builds the integrated hardware-in-the-loop test system for a Mars spacecraft, taking it from concept through final flight validation. It suits engineers who excel at hands-on systems integration, debugging across hardware and software, and owning complex test infrastructure end to end.

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