Missile Defense Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Schriever AFB, CO

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Cross-Domain Battle Management Group is seeking innovative and hard-working professionals with a degree in a technical field to work with our Colorado Springs team. Join us to work in an exciting and collaborative environment where we tackle challenging technical national security problems. Our group specializes in bridging the missile defense and space domains, with the objective of building capabilities across the services to increase and maintain the Nation’s superiority in missile defense.

Requirements

Have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or similar degrees.
Are skilled in and/or can build programming skills in MATLAB, C++, C, Python, Java, or similar.
Have at least 3 years of experience working with DoD Command and Control systems
Hold an active Top Secret security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Have working knowledge of configuration management tools.
Have domain knowledge of Navy, Missile Defense Agency, or Air Force Command and Control systems.
Have a final Top Secret SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

Conducting research and development activities creating concepts that identify and fill gaps in the U.S. Defense systems
Implementing novel algorithms that redefine the state of the art in our nation's defensive systems
Developing sophisticated Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning approaches for solving complex problems
Crafting novel data fusion, object tracking, and discrimination improvements for distributed defensive concepts
Using modern programming languages to develop and test technical solutions
Developing prototype capabilities and working with real-world systems to transition ideas to fielded systems
Testing contractor algorithm implementation against government performance requirements
Effectively communicating technical recommendations to APL leadership, government sponsors, and the engineering community
Contributing to a dynamic group culture that values participation in collaborative teams and activities, and dedication to continual improvement, innovation, and risk-taking