Requirements:

• • • Bachelor’s Degree
    •  10-14 years of experience
    • LOCATION: Melbourne, Florida, United States, 32901
      Herndon, Virginia, United States, 22070
      Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 46825
      Rochester, New York, United States, 14614
    • Must have Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
    • SALARY: $150,000.00 – $200,000.00 / year

  In This Role You Will: help design and architect a space sensor layer for hypersonic defense missions leveraging existing and new space and airborne technologies for early intercept detection. The ideal candidate will have significant experience and knowledge in the Missile Defense/Missile Warning mission areas and the ability to develop system architectures and trade studies across multiple platforms, mission domains and applications for Space Missile Defense to help advance missile defense technology. Responsibilities include the application of scientific methodologies towards the execution of specific hypersonic experiments including studies, models and simulations to help drive new business.

  • • • Essential Functions:

        Provide program, systems engineering, and acquisition support for the Space and Missile Defense business areas
        Provide input into and develop scientific experiments related to hypersonic missions
        Help shape new technologies and help drive a robust advanced Space missile defense technology development program
        Drive early intercept concepts into end to end mission solutions
        Shape requirements for key Acquisitions related to Space Missile Defense
        Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify a lifecycle balanced space environment system
        Understand the complete mission that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) wants to achieve
        Evaluate customer and /operational needs to help define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces
        Executes technical responsibilities within project cost and schedule constraints
        Resolves cross-functional technical issues
        Assess and provide direction for make/buy decisions and selection of strategic suppliers
        Determines whether requirements can be met with existing capabilities/designs or if new design requirements must be developed
        Generates and derives system and payload requirements based on customer mission requirements
        Provides technical coordination between external customer’s engineers, industry engineers and internal engineering groups to articulate technical issues
        Prepares and presents technical information internally and externally that addresses specific subjects of interest
        Advocates the customer’s critical needs to internal stakeholders
        Work across a variety of mission domains
        Provide technical direction for the development, integration, and testing of complex hardware/software systems
        Lead and perform trade studies required to make both tactical and strategic technical decisions for programs
        Lead or participate in technical interchange meetings (TIMs) to manage project execution and resolve enterprise issues
        Provide mentoring, guidance and leadership to novice engineers

  Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ years of prior related Space System experience or equivalent
  Must have an active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance

  Experience Requirements:Preferred Additional Skills:

  Experience working for or in collaboration with the Missile Defense Agency
  Experience with the wide-range of sensors that exist to detect and track threat missiles through all phases of their trajectory
  Ability to provide scientific methodologies to provide end to end mission solutions on early intercept capabilities for missile defense
  Experience creating and implementing system architectures and complex mission solutions
  Ability to partner with stake holders and team leaders to identify mission gaps and develop system solutions which provide customer value
  Experience applying technologies and capabilities in ways not previously anticipated to solve our customers’ ultimate objectives
  Experience in operating as a prime provider for both exquisite space and small-sat opportunities
  Proven and effective communications skills, interpersonal skills and customer focus
  Experience with functional and physical architecture development
  Experience collaborating in a team environment

  10-14 years of experience