Junior Target Requirements Engineer (MDA)
About The Position
MDR is looking for an amazing Junior Target Requirements Engineer to join our team! You will be part of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Threat Systems Engineering Directorate team, managing the Agency's assessment objectives as requirements for MDA flight tests. The candidate will be a member of a team supporting development of parametric target specifications and trajectory, radar cross-section (RCS), and infrared (IR) signatures encompassing intelligence assessments for Missile Defense System design, test, and performance assessments. What You'll Be Doing The junior engineer will perform research and technical/engineering necessary to create products that support the development of flight test target requirements, utilizing a parametric threat space (PTS) methodology. Analysis involves development of bounds for PTS such as: kinematics, radar cross section (RCS), and infrared signatures using various software tools and analytical techniques. The analyst will participate in writing and reviewing products for accuracy, quality, and clarity, and will work closely with government Target Engineers to ensure products conform to engineering best practices.
Requirements
- BS degree in an engineering, math, statistics, or other related STEM field and at least 3 years of experience working on missile defense-related or other DoD projects.
- Active Secret security clearance is required.
- Ability to research and evaluate intelligence-based threat system performance data and identify relevant threat parameters for target to emulate threat characteristics and performance to support test objectives.
- Ability to utilize software tools to manipulate RCS and IR signature data to generate bounds.
- Experience in technical engineering, identification of risks, and preparing technical briefings.
Nice To Haves
- TS clearance is desired.
- MDA experience
- Basic understanding of radar and optical systems
- Experience with tools such as MATLAB or Optical Signatures Code
- Experience in Anaconda or Python programming languages
- MS Office tools such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Responsibilities
- perform research and technical/engineering necessary to create products that support the development of flight test target requirements, utilizing a parametric threat space (PTS) methodology
- Analysis involves development of bounds for PTS such as: kinematics, radar cross section (RCS), and infrared signatures using various software tools and analytical techniques.
- participate in writing and reviewing products for accuracy, quality, and clarity
- work closely with government Target Engineers to ensure products conform to engineering best practices.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
