Modeling and Simulation Engineer: HSV-26128

deciBel Research • Huntsville, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

MDA Joint Integrated Fire Control is seeking Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Engineers with a background in Electrical, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering to join our rapidly growing Mission Engineering team. In this role, you will be the technical engineer behind our Mission Engineering analyses. You will develop, integrate, and execute complex simulations of Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) systems to evaluate end-to-end mission effectiveness under varied conditions. Work will directly translate theoretical mission architectures into quantifiable performance data, accelerating our customers' ability to make data-driven investment and modernization decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related highly technical field.
• 5 to 10 years of applied engineering experience, with a heavy focus on modeling, simulation, and analytical tool development.
• Strong programming skills required to build and integrate engineering simulations in C++.
• Proven ability to integrate models into larger simulation architectures, managing data exchange, simulation timing, and data collection pipelines for post-run analysis.
• Experience analyzing architectures for "sensor-to-shooter" loops and fire control closures.
• Active Secret security clearance, with an ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Docker, Podman, or similar for containerizing M&S applications
• Experience with Army IAMD systems or Missile Defense Agency (MDA) architectures and platforms.
• Familiarity with the Joint Track Management Capability Bridge
• Experience with common DoD simulation frameworks such as AFSIM, FSI, DIS, or other environments
• Familiarity with translating operational scenarios or "kill webs" into quantitative simulation environments
• Experience in Python, Java, Matlab, Gitlab, and/or Linux

Responsibilities

• Design, code, and test high-fidelity mathematical models and simulations of IAMD components (e.g., sensors, interceptors, and threat kinematics).
• Integrate disparate system models into both real-time (e.g., Hardware-in-the-Loop/Software-in-the-Loop) and non-real-time (constructive) simulation frameworks.
• Develop automated analysis tools and scripts to parse large simulation datasets, enabling sensitivity analysis, trade-space exploration, and the quantification of mission effectiveness.
• Evaluate threat kinematics, sensor-shooter assignments, weapon flyouts, and overall lethality to quantify end-to-end performance across complex IAMD architectures.

What This Job Offers

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