Thermal and Infrared Signature Analyst

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

About The Position

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to impact significant advances to the nation's groundbreaking integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) systems? Are you an engineer driven to expand your skills in order to solve both current and emerging needs of the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC)? Would you like to join a team of skilled engineers and scientists to advance thermal and Electro-Optical (EO)/Infrared (IR) capabilities? If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL! We are seeking a creative, driven, and motivated engineer to join our dynamic group which provides outstanding engineering services and products. You’ll be joining a hardworking team of people who strive to address broad challenges for programs of national importance. As a member of our team you will collaborate, contribute, and innovate to further our capabilities against rapid proliferation of adversarial systems. As a Thermal and Infrared Signature Analyst, you will… Apply strong attention to detail to predict EO/IR signature phenomenologies of missiles, rocket motor plumes, air platforms, and relevant background scenes in endo and exo-atmospheric flight conditions in support of IAMD technology development and other programs Interact with various domain authorities to grow your knowledge base related to overall weapon systems, and apply that knowledge to improve analysis methodologies Collaborate with senior developers to improve existing code suites, with the goal of maintaining our team's status as a leading authority in the IR signature community Compare predictions with wind tunnel, laboratory, flight test data, and literature Work both independently and as part of a team to craft exploratory studies to characterize the impacts of specific phenomena on various weapon systems’ performance Document and present findings to government agencies and sponsors

Requirements

A Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace engineering (or a related field)
A minimum of 2+ years of experience in a field related to heat transfer, thermal analysis, aerothermodynamics, radiation transport, or infrared signatures
Experience with programming/coding/scripting using tools such as Python, MATLAB, C++, or Shell
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
A history of meaningful contributions to multidisciplinary teams on a variety of engineering problems
The ability to obtain an Interim Secret security clearance by your start date, and ultimately obtain a Secret security clearance. If selected for the position, 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

Preferred experience using Linux based computing environments

Responsibilities

Apply strong attention to detail to predict EO/IR signature phenomenologies of missiles, rocket motor plumes, air platforms, and relevant background scenes in endo and exo-atmospheric flight conditions in support of IAMD technology development and other programs
Interact with various domain authorities to grow your knowledge base related to overall weapon systems, and apply that knowledge to improve analysis methodologies
Collaborate with senior developers to improve existing code suites, with the goal of maintaining our team's status as a leading authority in the IR signature community
Compare predictions with wind tunnel, laboratory, flight test data, and literature
Work both independently and as part of a team to craft exploratory studies to characterize the impacts of specific phenomena on various weapon systems’ performance
Document and present findings to government agencies and sponsors