The Modular Interceptor Platform. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
We are looking for a Simulation & Modeling Engineer who will build and own Wardstone’s end-to-end physics models: orbital mechanics, interceptor trajectories, guidance/dynamics, dispersion behavior, aerodynamic models, sensor models, thermal effects, and Monte Carlo analysis. This role is central to Wardstone’s entire engineering process. Your models will define vehicle design and intercept feasibility, ΔV budgets, terminal constraints, survival envelopes, effectiveness, and system-level design trades.
What they're looking for
- B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or similar
- Strong experience with dynamic simulations (MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++, Julia, or equivalent)
- Deep understanding of orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, or missile/rocket modeling
- Experience with numerical methods, ODE/PDE solvers, filtering, integration stability, and optimization
- Ability to validate simulated results against analytical solutions or experimental data
- Strong intuition for physics and comfort working with incomplete or noisy data
More about this role
We are looking for a Simulation & Modeling Engineer who will build and own Wardstone’s end-to-end physics models: orbital mechanics, interceptor trajectories, guidance/dynamics, dispersion behavior, aerodynamic models, sensor models, thermal effects, and Monte Carlo analysis.
This role is central to Wardstone’s entire engineering process. Your models will define vehicle design and intercept feasibility, ΔV budgets, terminal constraints, survival envelopes, effectiveness, and system-level design trades.
You will work directly with the founders GNC, Propulsion, Sensor, and Avionics engineers to connect your models to real test data and ensure every design choice is grounded in physics.
- Build high-fidelity 6DOF models of interceptor trajectories and target maneuvers.
- Model aerodynamic forces, flight regimes (subsonic → hypersonic), and uncertainties.
- Implement full state propagation with drag, atmospheric effects, gravity, and actuator limits.
- Implement orbital propagators, Lambert solvers, and multi-body dynamics.
- Model VLEO drag, solar flux, eclipse cycles, thermal conditions, and station-keeping budgets.
- Quantify ΔV requirements for intercept geometries and...
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