Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer (MDA)

Mission Driven Research

$110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Secret clearance required with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM Field with 7+ years of experience in missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/project
  • Solid understanding of the current Missile Defense System architecture and future concepts
  • Experience in modeling, assessment, and evaluation of future missile defense architectures
  • Experience with MATLAB

Responsibilities

  • Assess missile defense system capability gaps and opportunities to develop solutions
  • Assist with analysis plans, execute MDS simulation tools using High-Performance Computing systems
  • Prepare analysis briefs/reports and review analysis products
  • Support modeling and simulation efforts to tailor tools for specific analysis plans

Benefits

  • Opportunities for growth within a leading defense organization
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in missile defense
  • Collaboration with expert teams in a vital field
  • Contributions to national security through innovative defense solutions
Full Job Description
In this role you will be involved in leading or participating in analysis of future Missile Defense System (MDS) architectures and concepts, and modeling and simulation (M&S) tool development to support MDS architecture assessment.

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Assess missile defense system capability gaps, challenges, needs, and opportunities against current and future threats to develop potential architecture solutions that mitigate gaps and/or improve performance
  • Assist with the development of analysis plans, execute MDS simulation tools utilizing the DoD High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems, assess analysis results, prepare analysis briefs/reports, and provide reviews of analysis products
  • Support modeling & simulation (M&S) efforts related to the above to tailor tools to specific analysis plans

What Required Skills You'll Bring:
  • Active Secret clearance required with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM Field with 7+ years of experience in missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/project
  • Solid understanding of the current MDS architecture and future concepts
  • Experience in modeling, assessment, and evaluation of future missile defense architectures
  • Experience with MATLAB

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
  • Active TS/SCI Clearance
  • Experience with the definition and use of advanced concepts and algorithms for the M&S of MDS architectures
  • Experience with M&S and analysis of MDS architectures involving both directed and kinetic energy weapons and other future concepts
  • Experience with HPC Systems, Python, and Git is a plus
  • Experience with BMD Benchmark
  • Experience supporting systems engineering-related architecture design activities
  • Ability to perform technology assessment & analysis and provide insight on the utility of potentially useful technologies
  • Specialized MDS analysis experience in: threat characterization, trajectories, RF sensing/signatures, and/or EO/IR sensing/signatures
  • MBSE experience related to missile defense system architectures

Position Requirements
  • Clearance Required
    • Secret
  • Position Level
  • FT/PT
    • Full Time
  • Years Related Work Experience
    • 7
  • Education Level Required
    • 4-yr

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Mission Driven Research

More Aerospace & Defense Jobs

Find similar Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer (MDA) jobs: