Teams at Ares Corporation

Provides government systems engineering oversight for complex defense and aerospace programs. Reviews contractor engineering plans, requirements, architectures, verification and validation activities, test planning, deficiency reporting, integration risks, configuration management, and technical baselines. Supports acquisition milestones, technical reviews, trade studies, interface management, and MOSA implementation across system-of-systems portfolios. Requires substantial DoD and MDAP experience, U.S. citizenship, and Secret clearance eligibility.

Develop and maintain agile simulation scenarios, analytical tools, and scientific applications supporting aerospace defense warning and assessment systems. Analyze requirements, write and test code, develop modular GUI-based tools, document verification and validation activities, support installations, perform statistical analysis, and present results. The role collaborates with government leads, vendors, test personnel, and engineers while applying software development lifecycle, DevSecOps, system engineering, and automated testing practices.

Supports human-rating certification, system safety, reliability, and mission operations for ULA’s Centaur V upper stage on NASA’s Artemis program. Evaluates designs against human-spaceflight standards, develops hazard reports, coordinates safety approvals, maintains FMECA and PRA inputs, and supports hardware-in-the-loop simulations, integrated simulator activities, data post-processing, and crew and mission-controller training.