Who is Trace3 ? Trace3 is a leading Transformative IT Authority, providing unique technology solutions and consulting services to our clients. Equipped with elite engineering and dynamic innovation, we empower IT executives and their organizations to achieve competitive advantage through a process of Integrate, Automate, Innovate. Our culture at Trace3 embodies the spirit of a startup with the advantage of a scalable business.
Employees can grow their career and have fun while doing it! Trace3 is headquartered in Irvine, California. We employ more than 1,200 people all over the United States. Our major field office locations include Denver, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Texas, San Francisco. Ready to discover the possibilities that live in technology? Come Join Us!
Street-Smart - Thriving in Dynamic Times We are flexible and resilient in a fast-changing environment. We continuously innovate and drive constructive change while keeping a focus on the “big picture.” We exercise sound business judgment in making high-quality decisions in a timely and cost-effective manner. We are highly creative and can dig deep within ourselves to find positive solutions to different problems.
Juice - The “Stuff” it takes to be a Needle Mover We get things done and drive results. We lead without a title, empowering others through a can-do attitude. We look forward to the goal, mentally mapping out every checkpoint on the pathway to success, and visualizing what the final destination looks and feels like. Teamwork - Humble, Hungry and Smart We are humble individuals who understand how our job impacts the company's mission.
We treat others with respect, admit mistakes, give credit where it’s due and demonstrate transparency. We “bring the weather” by exhibiting positive leadership and solution-focused thinking. We hug people in their trials, struggles, and failures – not just their success. We appreciate the individuality of the people around us. JOB SUMMARY: Join the ATLAS team to support mission critical space domain awareness (SDA) capabilities that directly serve the U.S.
Space Force. In this role, you will develop core Modeling & Simulation (M&S) software used to model and simulate launch and orbital events, vehicle behaviors, and observation generation within the ATLAS architecture. This position is ideal for an engineer with experience in astrodynamics, physics-based modeling, or M&S system development who wants to shape next generation operational tools.
You will work closely with experienced ATLAS engineers to translate established orbital event generation concepts into new production M&S code, containerize key supporting tools, integrate workflow components, and ensure accurate ingestion and generation of mission data. This role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful national security problems while contributing directly to real world operational software.
SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Develop, translate, and integrate external launch and space event M&S capabilities for SDA training and exercises. Containerize, modernize, and integrate current M&S capabilities into the ATLAS Test, Training, and Exercise (TTX) software architecture. Collaborate with physics and M&S subject-matter experts to ensure accuracy and consistency of models.
Develop foundational M&S capabilities to support event-generation workflows, ephemeris generation, state-vector conversion, predicted observations, and step-wise data ingestion for ATLAS TTX. Support the full software development lifecycle including design, implementation, integration, and test. Quarterly travel to Vandenberg SFB, approximately 10%, may be required to support integration and test events.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s Degree and 4+ years of relevant experience; Graduate Degree and 2+ years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, 8+ year