MDS Architecture Engineer

Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer

Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer

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• Competitive pay & great benefits
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Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking a talented Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will facilitate the modeling, simulation, and analysis of concepts that shape the future of the Missile Defense System (MDS) and respond to Warfighter needs.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Assess MDS threats, capability gaps, challenges, needs, and opportunities to develop potential system mitigations and capability evolutions at the architecture level.
• Support modeling & simulation (M&S) efforts related to the above, including analysis efforts on DoD High-Performance Computing (HPC) system.
• Develop analysis plans, execute M&S to implement those plans, assess analysis results, prepare analysis briefs/reports, and provide reviews of analysis products.
• Facilitate the definition/implementation of future concepts for modeling, simulation, and analysis.
• Act as a subject-matter expert in future concept definition, architecture analysis, and the review of preliminary results prior to delivery to the customer.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Master's Degree in a STEM Field with 12+ years of experience in missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/project
• Deep understanding of the current MDS architecture and future concepts
• Experience in modeling, assessment, and evaluation of future missile defense architectures
• Experience with MATLAB

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience with the definition and use of advanced concepts and algorithms for the M&S of MDS architectures.
• Experience with M&S and analysis of MDS architectures involving both directed and kinetic energy weapons and other future concepts.
• Experience with HPC Systems, Python, and Git.
• Experience with BMD Benchmark.
• Experience supporting systems engineering-related architecture design activities.
• Ability to perform technology assessment & analysis and provide insight on the utility of potentially useful technologies.
• Specialized MDS analysis experience in: threat characterization, trajectories, RF sensing/signatures, and/or EO/IR sensing/signatures.
• Proven ability to coauthor numerous reports and provide significant contributions to MDS studies and responses to Congress.
• Experience serving as a key advisor and collaborating on products that may go outside the Agency, such as DoD, Services, Combatant Commands, industry experts, etc.

Clearance: Active Secret Clearance is required, with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI

KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact info@kodatech.com to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.