Singularity Defense

Director of Performance Analysis & Simulation

Gardena, CA · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago

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About the role

This is a senior individual contributor and people leadership role simultaneously:
This is a full time role at a fast-growing stealth startup with a significant equity opportunity.
The right person for this role will find no better environment to do the most technically demanding and consequential work of their career.

Drive closed-loop simulation fidelity improvement using flight test data; define instrumentation and data collection requirements to support this process
Lead Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization (MDAO) efforts across the vehicle design space, working directly with propulsion, aero, GNC, and seeker teams
Build, lead, and mentor a team of aerodynamicists, systems analysis software engineers, and simulation engineers; set technical standards and drive a culture of rigor and speed
Expected to own large technical outcomes and operate with the autonomy and accountability of a company-level leader reporting to the
you will build and lead a team of aerodynamicists, systems analysis software engineers, and simulation engineers while remaining deeply hands-on in the work yourself, with an outsized role in informing vehicle, system, and program design.
You will own our Systems Analysis Board process, drive simulation fidelity improvements from real flight data, and be a central technical voice at every major design review from CODR through CDR.

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field
10+ years of hands-on systems analysis, simulation, or performance engineering experience in defense, missile, or aerospace programs
Demonstrated ownership of flight vehicle simulation development - you have personally written and validated 6-DOF or higher-fidelity simulations in Python or equivalent production-quality code, not wrapped legacy tools

Direct experience with Monte Carlo analysis for CEP and kill probability across a design maturation cycle
Hands-on experience with MDAO frameworks and design space exploration at the vehicle system level
Master's or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field
Experience at a high-velocity defense or aerospace organization
Background in missile system performance analysis
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) or software-in-the-loop (SWIL) simulation integration
Familiarity with radar phenomenology, seeker discrimination, or EO/IR target modeling
Prior contribution to government RFP responses, CDRL deliverables, or program-of-record performance documentation

We are a stealth-mode Aerospace & Defense startup headquartered in Gardena, CA.
Our founding team hails from SpaceX, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin, and we are backed by Joint Staff-level military leadership and several Silicon Valley firms.
With a world-class business development & leadership team already in place, we are well positioned to capitalize on already overwhelming demand.
Job Overview: We're seeking an exceptional Director of Performance Analysis & Simulation to own the technical backbone of our defense system's development cycle - from early conceptual design through flight qualification.
This is a senior individual contributor and people leadership role simultaneously: you will build and lead a team of aerodynamicists, systems analysis software engineers, and simulation engineers while remaining deeply hands-on in the work yourself, with an outsized role in informing vehicle, system, and program design.
The need for the capability we are building is at an inflection point in the United States and around the world - execution in this role will directly lead to systems deployed that protect civilians and bring warfighters home.

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