Traffic Modeling System Engineer for Missile Tracking (Space Force)

General Dynamics Mission Systems • Scottsdale, AZ

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems is seeking a Traffic Modeling System Engineer for Missile Tracking to join the US Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) Ground, Management and Integration (GMI) program. This role involves designing traffic data models for the GMI program, contributing to the development and deployment of advanced ground operational systems for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The position is part of an elite team focused on the evolution, expansion, integration, testing, and maintenance of ground entry points, operations centers, enterprise test and checkout capabilities, and infrastructure management. This includes all aspects of development, systems engineering, integration, testing, maintenance, and site support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field
• 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience
• Department of Defense TOP SECRET security clearance with the ability to obtain a TOP SECRET with Polygraph eligibility is required at time of hire
• Applicants selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
• U.S. citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

• Agile experience preferred
• Recent modeling of communication data, preferably using satellite constellations and ground networks
• Recent Satellite to Ground RF communication protocol experience, end to end packet prioritization and routing, or traffic modeling experience
• Recent experience with missile tracking systems design and architecture, and sensor fusion techniques
• Recent experience designing logic, assessing and scheduling satellite services to track missiles
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and their application in system design and deployment
• Experience with image processing (collection, handling, storing, and analysis)

Responsibilities

• Systems engineering that includes decomposing requirements into modeling of the traffic data flow from a satellite constellation to the ground network
• Pre-planned or ad-hoc scheduling and satellite services to track missiles
• Analysis of missile tracking data to validate the traffic model
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Benefits

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Highly competitive benefits
• A great place to work with a shared sense of purpose
• A flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded

What This Job Offers

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