Infrared Hard Body Systems Engineer

Crossflow Technologies•Colorado Springs, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Threat Systems Engineering (TSE) develops and delivers high-fidelity threat modeling products in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and its Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). Its modeling and simulation work includes kinematic missile modeling, infrared signature modeling, data production and analysis, and maintenance and sustainment of the TSE software baseline. TSE is a cornerstone element of the Threat and Advanced Simulations Development (TASD) contract. The Infrared Hard Body (IRHB) Systems Engineer captures and documents requirements for infrared signature representations of missiles and develops infrared hard body missile threat models for use in modeling and simulation tools, frameworks, and media. The engineer collaborates with threat stakeholders, intelligence analysts, and other engineers to produce high-fidelity representations and simulations of missile system objects. The role is part of an Integrated Threat Package (ITP) production and delivery team, requires working with little to no direct supervision, and supports critical delivery schedules and MDA ground test events. This position is located on-site at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Employees must work on-site daily; remote and hybrid work are not available. Travel of up to 10% may be required to support business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related work experience.
Current, active, in-scope U.S. Government Department of Defense Secret security clearance at the time of application.
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs.
Experience with technical analysis of modeling and simulation data sets.
Familiarity with flight characteristics, motion, and performance of missile systems.
Familiarity with hard body heating of objects and corresponding signature representation.
Experience with verification and validation of modeling and simulation signature data.
Experience with scripting or automation languages such as Python, Bash, or MATLAB.
Good understanding of modeling and simulation methods and processes.
Familiarity with infrared signature concepts and the physics of hard body heating and its effect on infrared intensities.
Result-focused, self-motivated, able to work well in a dynamic team environment, and able to produce reliable products and documentation within established deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Strong background in mathematics, physics, and/or engineering.
Previous experience analyzing flight characteristics, motion, atmospheric dynamics, and missile performance parameters of ballistic missiles.
Strong background in missile system engineering performance.
Mastery of engineering modeling principles related to body motion, trajectory analysis, countermeasures, debris, and signature modeling.
Background in infrared signatures modeling.
Familiarity with Optical Signatures Code (OSC).
Experience with Agile software development methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

Responsibilities

Capture and document requirements for infrared signature representations of missiles.
Develop infrared hard body missile threat models for use in modeling and simulation tools, frameworks, and media.
Collaborate with threat stakeholders, intelligence analysts, and engineers to develop high-fidelity representations and simulations of missile systems.
Contribute to Integrated Threat Package production and delivery as part of a team, working with little to no direct supervision and meeting critical schedules.
Support data production needs for MDA ground test modeling and simulation.
Coordinate with TSE software engineers to ensure timely provision of tools needed for ITP production.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop IRHB models for new systems and update existing missile systems.
Understand stakeholder requirements and contribute to verification and validation of deliverables.
Coordinate automation and tool improvements to increase efficiency and meet leadership objectives.
Work to defined schedules to support MDA ground test modeling and simulation events.