Jobs at Specter Aerospace

Develop custom systems for hypersonic flight vehicles, manage technical requirements, and participate in collaborative engineering efforts and testing activities.

Develop and integrate avionics architectures for supersonic and hypersonic vehicles. Responsibilities include defining system requirements and interfaces, integrating flight computers, sensors, power and control electronics, supporting hardware bring-up and troubleshooting, executing qualification tests, resolving multidisciplinary integration issues, and maintaining technical documentation. Level III engineers also mentor junior staff and contribute to avionics architecture best practices.

Build and maintain full-stack software, data pipelines, servers, dashboards, and integrations connecting PLCs, databases, control systems, and user interfaces at an engine test facility. Process and visualize test telemetry, administer infrastructure, support software testing and deployment, and collaborate with controls and propulsion engineers on data-system architecture and requirements.

Supports controls systems for a scramjet test facility by developing PLC features, designing test-cell controls, integrating sensors, fabricating control panels, calibrating equipment, implementing sequences, and troubleshooting issues. Collaborates with propulsion, mechanical, and test engineers to expand hypersonic engine testing capabilities. Requires 0–2 years of experience and eligibility for a U.S. Secret clearance, with up to 10% travel.

Perform hand calculations and advanced structural analyses for high-speed airbreathing vehicles. Create and validate linear/nonlinear FEA models, write stress/fatigue/fracture assessments, develop Python/MATLAB analysis tools, lead structural/material testing and instrumentation, and support coupled thermal-structural work to deliver flight‑worthy hardware.

Develop and maintain embedded flight software for custom avionics and ground support systems. Responsibilities include software architecture, requirements, hardware drivers, communication interfaces, flight algorithm integration, real-time operating systems, hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testing, vehicle integration, flight-test support, documentation, code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.

Develop and implement detection, tracking, filtering, and image-processing algorithms for optical and infrared sensors on high-speed flight vehicles. Integrate algorithms into real-time simulation and hardware, create sensor and testing requirements, support laboratory and flight characterization, analyze sensor and flight-test data, and document designs and verification.

Design and test RF telemetry, communications, and antenna systems for high-speed flight vehicles. Perform link budgets, propagation analysis, antenna integration, hardware selection, lab and field testing, diagnose RF issues, support vehicle integration and flight-test operations, and own RF systems through implementation and documentation.

Design and take ownership of mechanical subsystems and full hypersonic vehicles. Perform preliminary analysis, trade studies, create manufacturing drawings, integrate subsystems, and ensure fit, functionality, and performance for flight and test.

The Mechanical Engineer I will design and develop mechanical components for hypersonic vehicles, manage prototypes, and ensure design optimization. Responsibilities include creating manufacturing drawings and collaborating across disciplines to meet performance requirements.

Perform survivability and performance assessments for high-speed weapon systems. Create and validate AFSIM vehicle performance and IADS threat models, run engagement simulations with TMAP and ESAMS, develop analysis tools in Python and MATLAB, support 3DOF/6DOF trajectory optimization, and use Linux/HPC environments to support simulation workflows.

Lead survivability and performance assessments for high-speed weapon systems. Build and validate vehicle and threat IADS models in AFSIM, run engagement simulations in TMAP/ESAMS, develop analysis tools in Python/MATLAB, support trajectory optimization (3DOF/6DOF), and present results to government and military stakeholders.

Design, evaluate, and implement GNC algorithms for high-speed airbreathing and hypersonic vehicles. Develop and analyze 3DOF/6DOF simulations (C++), support trajectory optimization, build SWIL/HWIL test capabilities, and assist transition of guidance systems to flight while coordinating classified modeling and survivability analyses.

Lead performance assessments and trajectory optimization for high-speed airbreathing vehicles. Build propulsion models, run 3DOF/6DOF simulations, perform statistical and trade-study analyses, mentor junior staff, and communicate results to stakeholders to inform system design.

Design, develop, and evaluate GNC algorithms and 6DOF simulations for high-speed airbreathing/hypersonic vehicles. Support transition from development to flight, SWIL/HWIL testing, trajectory optimization, performance analyses, and coordinated classified survivability/employment studies.

Perform performance assessments and trade studies for high-speed airbreathing vehicles; use trajectory optimization tools (OTIS, QuickShot, Dymos), run 6DOF simulations, build propulsion models, analyze results statistically, and coordinate with design teams to inform system design.

Maintain and improve on-premises Linux engineering infrastructure: CI/CD pipelines, self-hosted source control and build systems, containerized applications, automation scripting, and system administration. Support security hardening, patching, monitoring, backups, and compliance efforts. Troubleshoot integrations with software and hardware teams, document procedures, and assist cross-functional IT, engineering, and security tasks.