Senior Systems Engineer - Reentry & Advanced Strategic Capabilities

Description

Are you driven to be part of a team where you can contribute to some of our Nation's most fascinating security challenges?

Are you passionate about applying your expertise and analytical skills to strategic deterrence and national defense?

Are you interested in hypersonic and reentry system design and prototyping?

Do you want to shape the future of our nation's most advanced strategic systems?

Do you thrive on solving the toughest technical challenges using your expertise, creativity, and passion for making a real impact?

If so, we are looking for someone like you to join our team!

The System Definition & Validation Group (KBY) within the Force Projection Sector at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking a highly technical Senior Systems Engineer/Systems Analyst to design, analyze, assess, and contribute to the development and advancement of hypersonic, reentry systems and key enabling technologies. The ideal candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technical experts to solve complex system-level challenges, identify critical technologies, and address current and future capability gaps.

This role offers the opportunity to make impactful technical contributions to next-generation strategic systems while helping ensure the enduring effectiveness of the Nation's strategic deterrent.

We are seeking candidates who are passionate about innovation, thrive on challenging technical problems, and value collaboration, continuous learning, and mission impact.

• Provide systems engineering expertise and leadership to assess weapon system capabilities and support/lead the development of next generation reentry systems, hypersonic systems, and enabling technologies.
• Collaborate and engage with multi-disciplinary project engineering teams within APL, government sponsors, military personnel, and industry partners to develop innovative solutions.
• You will prepare for and participate in major design and requirements reviews.
• Participate in government working groups and/or integrated product teams to evaluate industry concepts, designs, and proposals to provide technical recommendations to government sponsors.
• Engage with senior government, industry, and national laboratory leadership on fast-paced, high-visibility defense programs.
• Produce reports and presentations to communicate analysis results, concepts, proposals and recommendations to leadership, external organization partners, and government sponsors.

You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you...

• Have a Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mathematics, physics, systems engineering and/or related technical field.
• Have 3+ years of relevant experience with nuclear strategic weapon systems, high-end conventional strategic systems, reentry, hypersonic, space systems, or other similar systems.
• Have experience with complex hardware / software prototype development.
• Have experience in early concept development efforts i.e., design trade studies, requirements analysis, and risk assessment.
• Are able to obtain an Interim Secret security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Top Secret level security clearance. If selected, 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.

You'll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you...

• Have an advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or a related technical field.
• Have 7+ years of relevant experience for nuclear strategic weapon systems, high-end conventional strategic systems, reentry, hypersonic, space systems, or other similar systems.
• Have experience guiding the execution of Department of War (DoW) acquisition processes, Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), and/or Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) programs.
• Have experience employing systems engineering software, especially model based systems engineering tools, to design complex systems.
• Have experience using Advanced…