Modeling & Simulation Engineer / Analyst for ISRT & BMC2 Applications

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

About The Position

Are you passionate about modeling and analyzing complex operational environments to explore innovative ways of creating impactful information from a wide-ranging ensemble of sensors and sources of data? Do you want to advance US capabilities in Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting and Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2)? If so, the ISR and Targeting Applications Group at the Applied Physics Lab is looking for you! We are seeking a creative engineer and/or quantitative analyst to join our team and help us conceptualize, develop, test, assess, and field the next generation of ISRT, Counter-ISRT and BMC2 capabilities. Our dedicated team of engineers and analysts apply multidisciplinary fields such as sensor and data fusion, signal and image processing, operations research, applied physics, and artificial intelligence to build systems that automatically or autonomously orchestrate sensors, process data into information, and make intelligent inferences and predictions about complex threats and environments. Our work is sophisticated, engaging, and frequently has significant impact enabling the US military to neutralize a wider variety of serious threats from safer distances than they could otherwise accomplish; improving the safety, survivability, and effectiveness of US air, naval, and ground forces; and disrupting the ability of potential adversaries to threaten our forces. As a Modeling and Simulation Engineer / Analyst for ISRT and BMC2 Applications: Your primary responsibility will be to contribute to teams developing mathematical / physics-based models, simulations, analytical methods and tools using Python, MATLAB, government software like AFSIM and other internal M&S tool-sets. You will contribute to developing and analyzing new ISRT and BMC2 concepts and architectures. You will learn the physics / engineering of key sensing and counter-sensing systems and contribute to updating existing models and crafting new models. You will implement novel algorithms for multi-sensor data fusion and multi-sensor resource optimization methods into mission-level simulations. You will perform software-in-the-loop testing to aid in planning, execution, and data analysis in support of field tests and experiments. You will document and present your results to project leads, sponsors, and technical workshops, conferences and pivotal decision makers.

Requirements

Have a Bachelor’s degree in a technical or scientific field such as Applied Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science or another related field.
Have at least 5 years of experience working with Modeling and Simulation.
Have demonstrated excellence applying and/or developing scientific and engineering models, simulations and data processing for statistical analysis using MATLAB, Python or C++ preferably in Linux environments.
Have strong inter-personal and written communications skills.
Can effectively work in a highly collaborative environment and communicate complex ideas to a variety of partners.
Have experience working with version control software and tools (Git/GitLab) on team M&S efforts.
Are willing and able to work a portion of the time in secure, closed areas and travel occasionally to government sites and contractor facilities (local and non-local).
Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a TS/SCI-level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship

Nice To Haves

Have a Master's degree or PhD in one of the scientific or technical fields listed above.
Have demonstrated skills and experience with any of the following: data fusion, statistical analysis, mathematical optimization, mission-level modeling, RF sensing/physics, EOIR sensing/physics.
Have proven experience in ISR processes, systems, platforms, and sensors used by the military and intelligence community.
Have experience with M&S tools: AFSIM, STK, or similar software for mission level modeling and analysis.
Hold an active Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

contribute to teams developing mathematical / physics-based models, simulations, analytical methods and tools using Python, MATLAB, government software like AFSIM and other internal M&S tool-sets
contribute to developing and analyzing new ISRT and BMC2 concepts and architectures
learn the physics / engineering of key sensing and counter-sensing systems and contribute to updating existing models and crafting new models
implement novel algorithms for multi-sensor data fusion and multi-sensor resource optimization methods into mission-level simulations
perform software-in-the-loop testing to aid in planning, execution, and data analysis in support of field tests and experiments
document and present your results to project leads, sponsors, and technical workshops, conferences and pivotal decision makers