Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Analyst/Engineer

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is looking for a Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Analyst/Engineer to support a highly dynamic and growing program with one of our US Government customers. You will be a part of a large multi-year contract that supports our customer in systems engineering and integration across a broad portfolio of projects. You will come into a program that enjoys a close working relationship with the customer, bringing exquisite technical expertise to bear on real world problems, helping the customer execute real world missions that impact National Security on a daily basis. This close relationship, along with the program's longevity (20 years), ensures that as a new team member you will find a depth of support to grow and develop that is unmatched, all while making a difference - daily.

As an analytic support systems engineer you will perform technical analyses, engage in modeling and simulation and general engineering evaluation of various systems and data to support all-source analytic threat assessments. You will work side by side with the customer’s analysts to provide regular and ad-hoc reports within each of those areas. You will need to be comfortable working independently and as a team researching varying datasets and providing your interpretations and evaluation of these datasets correlations – to include any valuable conclusions about the systems these datasets are derived from.

Requirements

• Must currently hold a TS/SCI and Poly
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree or relevant professional experience can be substituted
• A high degree of familiarity with RF systems and engineering, to include radar, RF sensors and optical systems
• A high degree of competency with various software tools and coding languages, to include STK, Python as well as various other MODSIM and dataset tools to support evaluation of target system characteristics, operations and system observations
• A moderate degree of familiarity with relevant domain surveillance concepts, sensor types, observation formats/standards, observation processing and derived products
• An ability to operate independently
• Must be an excellent communicator
• Must be highly capable with all Microsoft Office products

Responsibilities

• Perform technical analyses, engage in modeling and simulation and general engineering evaluation of various systems and data to support all-source analytic threat assessments.
• Work side by side with the customer’s analysts to provide regular and ad-hoc reports.
• Research varying datasets and provide interpretations and evaluation of these datasets correlations.
• Provide valuable conclusions about the systems these datasets are derived from.
• Provide guidance and feedback to the customer to enhance the analysis process.
• Review relevant reporting and identify opportunities where further technical analysis, data analysis or MODSIM efforts could lead to greater insight into capabilities or operations of the relevant system.
• Convey technical concepts and results to non-technical audiences.

What This Job Offers

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