Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

Concept Design Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab$100K — $245K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related field with 5 years of technical experience
  • At least 2 years executing multi-disciplinary conceptual design analyses
  • Ability to develop models, execute technical analysis, and present results
  • Familiarity with optimization techniques like Genetic Algorithms and Monte Carlo simulations
  • Proficient in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and/or C++
  • Background in guidance, control, aerodynamics, trajectory, structures, or propulsion
  • Eligibility for an Interim Secret security clearance by start date

Responsibilities

  • Connect with teams throughout the development process, from conception to integration
  • Lead technical teams in developing and running models across various fields
  • Develop design and performance models for missiles and autonomous vehicles
  • Create algorithms and constraints for a multi-disciplinary design process
  • Address multi-objective design optimization challenges to deliver optimal solutions

Benefits

  • Opportunities to work on groundbreaking military simulations
  • Collaborative team environment with emphasis on creativity and innovation
  • Exposure to multidisciplinary engineering challenges
  • Potential for professional development and advanced technical training
  • Ability to contribute to significant national defense projects
Full Job Description
Description

We are seeking a creative, motivated engineer to help us develop simulations of US weapons, threat missiles, and submersibles. You will have opportunities to develop groundbreaking solutions to the nation's toughest multidisciplinary problems. Our group has a well-rounded mix of people that like to explore, build, share, invent, and collaborate.

As a Concept Design Engineer, every day will bring exciting new challenges, including:
  • Connecting with other teams to participate in the full pipeline of system development, from conception to integration.
  • Contributing to and possibly leading technical teams to develop and run models in a variety of fields including aerodynamics, trajectory, mechanical design, controls, materials, and more.
  • Developing and running design and performance models for different systems, including missiles, hypersonics, autonomous aerial vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles, and submersibles.
  • Developing algorithms and constraints based on real-world limitations that enable a multi-disciplinary design process.
  • Solving multi-objective system design optimization challenges to provide sponsors with the best solutions.

Qualifications

You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you...
  • Possess at least a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or another related technical field with 5 years technical experience
  • Have at least 2 years of experience executing multi-disciplinary conceptual design analyses.
  • Have the capability to independently develop models, execute technical analysis, compile and validate results, and present to external sponsors.
  • Have a general understanding of optimization techniques such as Genetic Algorithms and statistical methodologies such as Monte Carlo and Design of Experiments (DOE).
  • Have significant experience with MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and/or C++.
  • Have some background in several subject areas such as guidance, control, aerodynamics, trajectory, structures, and/or propulsion.
  • Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

You'll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you...
  • Possess a Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or another related technical field.
  • Have 10+ years of technical experience.
  • Have a background in researching and developing vehicle designs for multiple applications, including missiles, hypersonics, autonomous aerial vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles, and submersibles.
  • Have an ability to absorb perspectives of a sophisticated system that may be unfamiliar to you from assorted team members and form them into a cohesive system-level view.
  • Have experience in balancing analysis fidelity to answer questions.
  • Show that you can recognize when design problems are too complex and require a change in paradigm or when refocused research questions are needed.
  • Have enough depth with numerical methods to understand/bypass potential shortfalls and can choose well-suited algorithms for a given problem.
  • Hold a DoD Secret Clearance.


Minimum Rate

$100,000 Annually

Maximum Rate

$245,000 Annually

About Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a research and development organization that provides solutions to national security and scientific challenges. The laboratory was founded in 1942 and is located in Laurel, Maryland. APL is a division of the Johns Hopkins University and is a not-for-profit organization. The laboratory has expertise in a variety of areas, including space exploration, national security, and healthcare.
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