Jr. Kinematic (Threat Modeling) Systems Engineer- Colorado Springs, CO

Davidson Technologies • Colorado Springs, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Davidson Technologies Inc. is seeking a Jr. Kinematic Systems Engineer for its Threat Modeling Center (TMC) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The TMC develops and delivers high-fidelity threat modeling products supporting the Missile Defense Agency and its Missile Defense System. The engineer works with a team generating kinematic output data for simulated missile trajectories, delivered in Integrated Threat Products (ITPs) to Department of Defense customers, primarily the MDA.

The role applies knowledge of threat-country capabilities, tactics, techniques, procedures, and strategic objectives to specific scenarios. From an adversary perspective, the engineer assigns missiles from a country's Order of Battle to targets and assigns warheads to missiles to support scenario training or engineering objectives. The engineer processes these decisions into end-to-end threat attack laydown files and generates kinematic trajectories using the TMC's Threat Modeling & Simulation Suite (TMSS). The resulting data supports U.S. missile defense activities and select foreign countries in simulations used to analyze missile defense system performance and effectiveness.

The engineer reviews customer scenario requests, identifies potential issues before production, and reviews final documents and data to verify that customer objectives and specifications are met. The position also troubleshoots products and data and works closely with TMC systems engineering and software development groups. ITP delivery schedules can range from one day to six months, making flexibility, requirements identification, and time management important.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree and 0–2 years of experience.
• Current, active, in-scope U.S. Government DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application; required to start.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs.
• Understanding of Linux- and Windows-based platforms and their associated software.
• Ability to work independently and in groups; must be a self-starter.
• Excellent time management and schedule estimation skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in modeling and simulation.
• Knowledge of missiles and six degrees of freedom (6 DoF) trajectory representation.
• Familiarity with missile defense system components and their interoperability.
• Knowledge of missile targeting and allocation and “Red Force” laydowns.
• Experience with infrared and radar cross section (RCS) signatures.
• Experience in systems engineering and/or software development and testing, especially with Agile methodology.
• Experience working within the Missile Defense Agency, especially related to Ground Test exercises or events.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

• Review customer scenario requests and provide feedback on potential problems or issues before production begins.
• Review final documents and data to ensure customer objectives are met and high-resolution data accurately reflects the specifications provided to the TMC.
• Generate kinematic trajectories using the Threat Modeling & Simulation Suite (TMSS).
• Troubleshoot products and data.
• Apply threat-country capabilities, preferred tactics, techniques and procedures, and strategic objectives to specific scenarios.
• Assign missiles from a country's Order of Battle to targets and assign warheads to missiles to meet scenario training or engineering objectives.
• Process threat attack laydown files that provide kinematic output data of simulated missile trajectories.
• Work closely with TMC systems engineering and software development groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level