# Simulation and Modeling Engineer at Wardstone

- Company: Wardstone (YC F25)
- What the company does: The Modular Interceptor Platform. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.wardstone.us
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Los Angeles, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $100K to $160K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-12-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/wardstone/jobs/Zh5raC8-simulation-and-modeling-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/wardstone-simulation-and-modeling-engineer/

## 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

Tags: Engineering