MDA Principle Systems Architecture Engineer

MDA Principle Systems Architecture Engineer

Base pay range: $145,000–$165,000 per year.

Location:

Huntsville, AL (on-site).

• Assess MDS threats, capability gaps, challenges, needs, and opportunities to develop potential system mitigations and capability evolutions at the architecture level.
• Support modeling & simulation (M&S) efforts related to the above, including analysis efforts on DoD High‑Performance Computing (HPC) systems.
• Develop analysis plans, execute M&S to implement those plans, assess analysis results, prepare analysis briefs/reports, and provide reviews of analysis products.
• Facilitate the definition/implementation of future concepts for modeling, simulation, and analysis.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert in future concept definition, architecture analyses, and reviewing preliminary results prior to delivery to customer.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master’s Degree in a STEM field with 12+ years of experience in missile defense‑related or other complex, large DoD program/project.
• Active Secret clearance required with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.
• Deep understanding of the current MDS architecture and future concepts.
• Experience in modeling, assessment, and evaluation of future missile defense architectures.
• Experience with MATLAB.

• 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.
• 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.
• Proven ability to co‑author numerous reports and provide significant contributions to MDS studies and responses to Congress.
• Experience serving as a key advisor and collaborating on products that may go outside the Agency, such as DoD, Services, Combatant Commands, industry experts, etc.

$145,000–$165,000 per year. Actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, experience, education, and skill level.

• Competitive pay and benefits, including PTO and company‑matched 401(k).
• Development opportunities through a comprehensive training suite.
• Ability to make an impact supporting the warfighter.
• Opportunities to engage with the community through volunteering.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

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