Missile Tracking Systems Engineer – Satellite Communications & Network Modeling

Moseley Technical Services, Inc.•Scottsdale, AZ

12d•Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring a Missile Tracking Systems Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ to support advanced missile tracking, satellite communications, and space defense systems within mission-critical DoD environments. This role requires expertise in satellite constellation architectures, communication traffic modeling, RF communications, network simulation, packet routing, systems engineering, and distributed communication infrastructure supporting missile defense and space operations programs.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship is required by Federal Law.
Active Department of Defense Secret Security Clearance required at time of hire with ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM discipline with 8 years of job-related experience; or Master’s degree with 6 years of related experience.
Experience with communication traffic modeling and network simulation.
Knowledge of satellite constellation architectures, including: LEO (Low Earth Orbit), MEO (Medium Earth Orbit), GEO (Geosynchronous Earth Orbit)
Experience with RF communications protocols and distributed communication systems.
Understanding of end-to-end packet routing, prioritization, and network performance analysis.
Experience with systems architecture development and requirements decomposition.
Experience supporting secure defense, communications, or space systems environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience with missile tracking systems architecture.
Knowledge of sensor fusion techniques.
Experience with satellite tasking and service scheduling logic.
Experience with cloud technologies supporting distributed systems design.
Familiarity with image processing, collection, storage, and analysis workflows.
Experience supporting DoD space, missile defense, or satellite communications programs.

Responsibilities

Perform systems engineering by decomposing requirements into detailed traffic flow and communication models
Design and model satellite constellation-to-ground network data flows, including throughput, latency, routing, and prioritization
Support pre-planned and dynamic satellite scheduling and service allocation for missile tracking operations
Analyze missile tracking data and communication performance metrics to validate and optimize traffic models
Support integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment of ground entry points, operations centers, and enterprise communication infrastructure