Staff Systems Engineer

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. • Huntsville, AL

4h • $120,000 - $160,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to support advanced algorithm development and performance analysis for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS) Fire Control (GFC) product. This role develops, enhances, and evaluates physics- and mathematics-based algorithms that are critical to the performance of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).

Requirements

• Federal Law requires U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline
• Active Secret clearance required with the ability to acquire and maintain a Top Secret clearance
• 8 years of relevant experience with Bachelor’s degree
• 6 years with Master’s degree
• 4 years with PhD
• Not to exceed 12 years total experience
• Algorithm development (mathematics and physics-based)
• Data analysis and performance modeling
• MATLAB and/or Python for algorithm prototyping
• Integration of algorithm solutions into operational systems
• Domain experience in one or more of the following:
• Ballistic Missile Defense (BMDS)
• Midcourse missile defense
• Battle management
• Threat processing / threat state processing
• Weapon-target assignment
• Target object map population

Nice To Haves

• Active Top Secret clearance
• Experience supporting the MDA GMD program
• Recent experience developing analytical tools in MATLAB and Python
• Experience with ADA programming language
• Advanced missile defense algorithm development experience

Responsibilities

• Develop new and enhance existing physics- and mathematics-based algorithms within the GFC software architecture
• Perform data analysis and performance assessments to evaluate algorithm effectiveness
• Prototype and validate complex solutions using MATLAB, Python, or similar analytical tools
• Integrate algorithm solutions into the broader GFC system
• Support new capability implementation within an Agile Scrum development environment
• Contribute to mission analysis supporting battle management, threat processing, and weapon-target assignment
• Support work within a secure, in-person / closed-area environment

What This Job Offers

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