Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer

Parsons Corporation • Huntsville, AL

13d • $103,500 - $181,100

About The Position

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer to join our team! In this role you will be involved in leading or participating in analysis of future Missile Defense System (MDS) architectures and concepts, and modeling and simulation (M&S) tool development to support MDS architecture assessment.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance required with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical/scientific discipline degree related to area of specialty
• 5+ years of related professional experience
• Solid understanding of the current MDS architecture and future concepts
• Experience in modeling, assessment, and evaluation of future missile defense architectures
• Experience with MATLAB

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM Field with 7+ years of experience in missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/project
• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Experience with the definition and use of advanced concepts and algorithms for the M&S of MDS architectures
• Experience with M&S and analysis of MDS architectures involving both directed and kinetic energy weapons and other future concepts
• Experience with HPC Systems, Python, and Git is a plus
• Experience with BMD Benchmark
• Experience supporting systems engineering-related architecture design activities
• Ability to perform technology assessment & analysis and provide insight on the utility of potentially useful technologies
• Specialized MDS analysis experience in: threat characterization, trajectories, RF sensing/signatures, and/or EO/IR sensing/signatures
• MBSE experience related to missile defense system architectures

Responsibilities

• Assess missile defense system capability gaps, challenges, needs, and opportunities against current and future threats to develop potential architecture solutions that mitigate gaps and/or improve performance
• Assist with the development of analysis plans, execute MDS simulation tools utilizing the DoD High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems, assess analysis results, prepare analysis briefs/reports, and provide reviews of analysis products
• Support modeling & simulation (M&S) efforts related to the above to tailor tools to specific analysis plans

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• flexible work schedules
• holidays

What This Job Offers

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