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22 flight simulation engineer jobs at 11 companies in Los Angeles, CA

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Flight Sciences Engineer
Costa Mesa, California, United States
$166k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
4+ YOEBachelor's degree in aerospace/mechanical or related; 4+ years with airborne platforms in aerodynamic design, flight simulation, and flight testing; experience with CFD, MATLAB/Simulink, and C++; US person required for export-controlled access.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), MATLAB, Simulink, C++, Simulink Embedded Coder
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Senior Modeling & Simulation Engineer
Gardena, California, United States
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Singularity Defense
Singularity Defense: Develops low-cost autonomous missile and air defense systems.
7+ YOEBachelor's in computer science or related field, 7+ years building simulations or numerical modeling frameworks, proficient in Rust and Python, strong understanding of flight dynamics, rigid body dynamics, and numerical integration.
Rust, Python, C++, Rapier, Bevy, WebGL, OpenGL, Three.js, JSBSim, Gazebo
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Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Engineer
El Segundo, California, United States
$120k-$153k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Varda Space Industries
Varda Space Industries: Develops in-orbit manufacturing platforms and reentry capsules for pharmaceuticals.
1+ YOEExperience running high‑speed CFD/DSMC simulations, wind tunnel test planning and data reduction, 6DOF/flight dynamics modeling, Pointwise meshing, MATLAB or Python proficiency, and ability to obtain US security clearance.
Fun3D, LAURA, DPLR, US3D, SPARTA, DAC, CBAero, Pointwise, MATLAB, Python, POST2
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Senior Satellite Simulation & Test Software Engineer - TeraWave
Seattle or Los Angeles or Denver
$182k-$277k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Blue Origin
Blue Origin: Develops reusable rockets and systems for human spaceflight.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS/SE/Aerospace, 10+ years spacecraft or embedded simulation/software experience, strong C/C++ and Python skills, simulation architecture and verification experience, familiarity with flight interfaces and IPC, U.S. work eligibility required.
C, C++, Python, Google Test, Git, CI/CD, containerized environments, IPC, sockets, shared memory, message queues, publish-subscribe middleware, NASA's Trick, cFS, CCSDS, MISRA C/C++, Linux, QNX, VxWorks, RTEMS, TCP/IP, UDP, CAN, I2C, SPI, RS-422/485
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Flight Analyst
Long Beach, California, United States
$105k-$170k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Long Wall
Long Wall: Develops containerized missile defense systems and hypersonic flight test vehicles.
2+ YOEBachelor's in engineering + 2 years experience (or MS/PhD without experience). Experience in trajectory/mission analysis, aerodynamic/propulsion/mass modeling, 3-DOF/6-DOF simulations, Monte Carlo analysis, telemetry reconstruction; familiarity with STK/GMAT and Git; US person (ITAR) required.
STK, GMAT, Git
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Staff Mission Design Engineer
Playa Vista, California, United States
$161k-$221k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Inversion Space
Inversion Space: Building autonomous re-entry vehicles for global space-to-Earth cargo delivery.
9+ YOEBachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related field, 9+ years in mission design or flight performance, trajectory optimization, 3-DOF/6-DOF simulations, flight mechanics, statistical analysis, and Python, MATLAB, or C++.
POST, OTIS, TAOS, Copernicus, Python, MATLAB, C++, STK, GMAT
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Guidance Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$110k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
K2 Space
K2 Space: Develops high-power satellite platforms for heavy-lift launch vehicles.
5+ YOESenior GNC engineer responsible for architecture, verification, and flight software for K2 satellites; strong background in control algorithms, simulations, and programming.
Python, Julia, C/C++, Matlab, 6-DOF simulation
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Sr. Engineer, Control Laws (CLAWS) & Handling Qualities
Irvine, California, United States
$135k-$165k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Supernal
Supernal: Designs and manufactures electric air taxis for urban transport.
5+ YOEBachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field and 5+ years of experience in flight dynamics, controls, simulation, handling qualities, or flight test support; MATLAB/Simulink experience required.
MATLAB, Simulink, FLIGHTLAB, CIGI
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Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer II
Long Beach, California, United States
$162k-$243k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Rocket Lab
Rocket LabNASDAQ: RKLB: Designs and builds launch vehicles and satellite systems.
8+ YOEBS and 8+ years GNC/ADCS experience, US eligibility for ITAR-regulated work, experience with flight software, simulation, testing, customer interfacing, and team mentoring.
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Sr. Mission Operations Engineer
Hawthorne, California, United States
$174k-$196k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Venturi Astrolab
Venturi Astrolab: Designs and builds robotic rovers for Moon and Mars exploration.
8+ YOEBachelor's in STEM or equivalent,8+ years mission/spacecraft/robotics operations experience,experience with flight operations, developing procedures, mission timelines, simulations, telemetry monitoring, anomaly response, and training.
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Principal GNC Engineer - Autonomy Algorithm Developer
El Segundo, California, United States
$114k-$171k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
5+ YOESTEM degree with relevant years of experience, working knowledge of fixed-wing flight dynamics, control design, non-linear simulation, autopilot and outer-loop control, MATLAB/Simulink experience, and ability to obtain US Secret clearance and SAP access.
MATLAB, Simulink, Simulink Stateflow, C/C++, Python, Java
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Principal GNC Engineer - Autonomy Algorithm Developer
El Segundo, California, United States
$114k-$171k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
5+ YOESTEM degree with 3–5+ years (depending on degree), working knowledge of fixed-wing flight dynamics, control design, non-linear simulation, autopilot/outer-loop control, and experience with MATLAB/Simulink; ability to obtain US Secret clearance and SAP.
MATLAB, Simulink, Simulink Stateflow, C/C++, Python, Java
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Experienced Software Engineer – Vehicle Management Systems
Seal Beach, California, United States
$135k-$183k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Boeing
BoeingNYSE: BA: Designs and manufactures aircraft, defense systems, and space technology.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree, 5+ years experience with C, C++, Python or shell, UNIX/Linux and RTOS; 3+ years testing flight-critical systems with simulators/HIL; experience with GitLab CI/CD, Git Bash, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory; active U.S. Top Secret/SCI required.
C, C++, Python, shell, UNIX, LINUX, Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), GitLab (CI/CD), Git Bash, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, CodeVue
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