Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer

Parsons Corporation•Huntsville, AL

1d•$134,100 - $241,400

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer to provide systems engineering and technical support for assessing and developing the future Missile Defense System. This role involves evaluating MD threats, capability gaps, challenges, needs, and opportunities, and developing potential system mitigations and capability evolutions at the architecture level. The engineer will support these efforts by sourcing, generating, and organizing engineered threat data, developing threat scenarios, and reviewing current threat intelligence reports. The position also includes supporting analysis efforts of MDS architecture studies on the DoD High Performance Computing (HPC) and contributing to Missile Defense Wargaming efforts. Quality assurance of team analysis products and mentoring younger engineers are also key aspects of the role. This position is part of the Federal Solutions team, which delivers resources to US government customers in defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental areas.

Requirements

Master’s degree in STEM and 12+ years' experience
Active Secret clearance required
Ability to obtain a TS/SCI
Extensive knowledge of the current MDS architecture and/or foreign missile systems
Experience with Excel and data analysis
Experience with MATLAB

Nice To Haves

Active TS/SCI Clearance
Specialized MDS analysis experience in: threat characterization, trajectories, RF sensing/signatures, and/or EO/IR sensing/signatures
Experience with M&S and analysis of MDS architectures involving future concepts
Experience with TGx, HPC Systems, Python, and Git is a plus
Experience with BMD Benchmark
Experience with large datasets and data organization methods
Experience working in the Missile Defense Agency

Responsibilities

Assess Missile Defense (MD) threats, capability gaps, challenges, needs and opportunities, and develop potential system mitigations and capability evolutions at the architecture level
Support the above efforts by sourcing, generating, and organizing engineered threat data; developing threat scenarios; reviewing current threat intelligence reports
Support analysis efforts of MDS architecture studies on the DoD High Performance Computing (HPC)
Support Missile Defense Wargaming efforts
Review and provide quality assurance of team analysis products prior to delivery; mentor younger engineers