Development Engineer; MS&A - Hill AFB

Overview

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best!

We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear‑sighted commitment to the mission. SPA:
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The Strategic Division (SD) supports high‑reliability organizations including Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, and the Department of Energy (DOE), among others. Our support across our client base is expanding rapidly and encompasses important services, such as data analytics and visualization, threat analysis, risk management, modeling and simulation, cost estimating, earned value management, program management, system engineering, independent evaluation, and High Consequence Event prevention.

The Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Group (SIG) supports the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center in the acquisition of the LGM-35A Sentinel (GBSD) ICBM weapon system. SIG delivers program management, systems engineering, and subject‑matter expertise to ensure on‑time delivery of a safe, secure, and reliable strategic nuclear weapon system. SIG is hiring for a Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) Development Engineer at Hill AFB.

This MS&A Developer will serve as an integral part of the LGM-35A Sentinel Aerospace Vehicle Equipment (AVE) Analysis Branch. The AVE Division has a critical function within the Sentinel program, evaluating the design of solid rocket motors; guidance equipment; and post‑boost propulsion systems. The Analysis Branch is developing a six degrees of freedom (6‑DOF) model to evaluate flight performance of the Sentinel ICBM currently in development.

The successful candidate will work with a team of dedicated and experienced engineers and developers to complete this 6‑DOF simulation as well as other critical MS&A tools.

This MS&A Developer will assist the team in the creation, review, and test of advanced rocket and missile dynamics and performance simulations. The ideal candidate can: apply extensive engineering knowledge to ensure correct principles, theories, concepts, practices, and techniques are integral to the MS&A tools which they are developing; ensure accuracy and completeness of content, recommending corrective actions and providing support to programmatic and technical briefings, reports and other related documentation;

and be able to plan, coordinate, execute, and complete tasks related to engineering processes, protocols, and implementation for the LGM-35A Sentinel System Program Office.

• Active US DoD TOP SECRET Security Clearance.
• 12 years of demonstrated experience in engineering or management support of defense systems, technology, or research and development activities. (10 years with Master's degree or higher).
• A Bachelor's degree or higher in:
  Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field.
• Understanding of agile software development practices and procedures.
• Ability to work at Hill AFB, Utah.
• Experience with 6-degree-of-freedom simulations or modeling and simulation.
• Developer level proficiency with coding languages such as C++, Fortran, Python, etc.
• 5 years of experience in systems design, integration and analysis of military hardware and software systems/processes.

• Experience with Department of Defense projects, DoD Acquisition Lifecycle, and/or ICBM weapon system.
• Model development of rocket/missile systems.
• Experience with analyzing large data sets.