Missile Defense M&S VV&A Engineer

Nou Systems•Huntsville, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is officially a 100% employee-owned company! We value teamwork and collaboration, and this transition allows us to take that commitment to a new level. nSI empowers our customers by supplying products, services, and expertise with powerful, data driven insights that transform defense systems and improve capabilities. We are pleased to announce an opening for a Missile Defense Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) Engineer within our Engineering Services Division in Huntsville, Alabama. You will be part of a dynamic, collaborative team that helps the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) System Verification organization fulfill its mission to "increase confidence in the performance of the Missile Defense System by developing comprehensive test requirements and developing and executing the system engineering M&S processes, M&S Enterprise VV&A, and missile defense verification processes." In this role, you will help optimize key Missile Defense System (MDS) models and simulations, including sensor and missile simulations, ensuring they are in peak condition to support MDS testing and experiments. Additionally, you will become part of our rapidly growing technology company operating in missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, biotechnology, and space control marketspaces!

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field
7+ years of experience working on missile defense-related or other DoD programs or projects
Must have or be able to obtain an Active Secret clearance
Ability to work independently or as part of a team

Nice To Haves

Experience and understanding of the MDA mission
Proficient understanding of the current and evolving MDS architectures
Experience with application of M&S to defense architectures
Systems engineering background or familiarity (i.e., knowledge of the systems engineering "V")

Responsibilities

Provide M&S accreditation recommendations to the Accreditation Authority by performing M&S VV&A to assess MDS effectiveness and interoperability for MDA intended uses.
Perform M&S systems engineering/analysis to develop M&S System Requirements Documents (SRDs) that translate stakeholder M&S needs into system level M&S requirements in support of performance assessment of the MDS.
Support the Director, System Verification, in the roles of MDA Verification and Validation (V&V) Agent and Accreditation Agent.
Develop MDS M&S V&V plans/reports and accreditation plans/reports.
Conduct SFVE analysis, prepare and coordinate release of SFVE event analysis reports to support validation of MDS integrated system M&S in Hardware in Loop (HWIL) and digital environments.
Update and/or author and staff for approval: documents, studies, assessments, and reports as may be required, to include V&V Reports and Accreditation Reports.
Perform/assess model design verification to substantiate that the M&S design accurately reflects the validated concept and associated requirements.
Document M&S capabilities, limitations, assumptions and risk/impact that affect M&S intended use and test objectives.
Identify and provide mitigation strategies for each M&S limitation.