Missile Defense Architecture Engineer

Notice: All vacancies on this contract are currently subject to a hiring freeze as the Missile Defense Agency is performing a manpower assessment. nou Systems is continuing to accept applications and consider candidates so that we will be prepared to resume staffing the contract when the freeze is lifted.

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We are pleased to announce an opening for a Missile Defense Architecture Engineer who will join our Engineering Services Team in Fort Belvoir, VA and become part of our rapidly growing technology company operating in missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, and space control marketspaces. Qualified candidates will be part of an exceptional team supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) mission to develop and deploy a layered Missile Defense System to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in all phases of flight.

Responsibilities:

The Missile Defense Architecture Engineer will be providing technical support to the Missile Defense Agency on the MDA Technical, Engineering, Advisory and Management Support (TEAMS)-Next Specialized Engineering Analyses (SEA) contract. The unique, highly qualified SEA Team is critical to ensuring the MDA can rapidly develop and deploy missile defense capabilities to defeat advanced missile threats by aggressively pursuing advanced concepts and technologies for leap-ahead capability in directed energy, hypersonic missile defense, radiation hardened electronics, space-based sensors, and Israeli defense systems. The SEA Team provides comprehensive Missile Defense System test analyses, future Missile Defense System architecture modeling and design, advanced technology analyses, and specialized engineering support to improve the development, testing, and fielding of cybersecure and tamper-proof upgrades to MDS Elements.

Duties include: 

• Attending presentations, conferences and working groups from organizations spanning the DoD in order to capture Defense developments and their potential utility for missile defense
• Evaluate Missile Defense System capabilities and assess system performance against projected threats
• Recommend and assess unconventional methods for missile defense and defeat
• Document results in study and analysis reports, point papers, and briefings
• Develop new missile defense concepts and assess feasibility, characterize and assess the fundamental scientific requirements to realize new concepts, and document the results
• Perform mission and component analysis to establish capability and performance baselines
• Formulate and recommend strategies for achieving the desired Missile Defense System architecture in a Capability Development Roadmap
• Validate developing solutions and mission needs. As solutions progress through development, iteratively assess predicted performance and test plans against operational requirements

Basic Qualifications:

At a minimum, qualified candidates must have:

• A bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or computer science.
• At least 10 years of full-time professional experience in a technical field related to missile defense and/or technical analysis of a complex Department of Defense (DoD) weapon system.
• Must be eligible to obtain or have an active TOP SECRET clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Must be able to work at our customer site on Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Lacking any one of these disqualifies any applicants from this job.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master's degree in STEM field; alternatively 20 years of professional experience can be a sufficient substitute for this preference.
• If Master's degree in STEM field is held, 12 or more years of relevant professional experience are preferred.
• Special Access Program (SAP) experience
• Knowledge of one or more Missile Defense System elements or components including Infrared (IR) or Radio Frequency (RF) sensor systems; missile; space systems; Battle Management, Command and Control, Communication (BMC3); and missile tracking systems
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: conducting complex analytical studies, developing or modifying tools to suit analysis tasks, building reusable and well-documented MATLAB/Python utilities, assessing advanced concepts and technologies