Sentinel - Sr Principal Systems Engineer - MS&A

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

• Develop Payload models to simulate and evaluate hardware performance
• Perform model validation of various Payloads through test and analysis
• Participate in technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for missile system payloads
• Breakdown complex problems into simpler steps, oversee junior engineer tasking
• Perform analysis to support derivation of lower level requirements
• Verify Payload specifications and designs through modeling and simulation, test data processing, and performance analysis
• Generate Threat Models
• Generate and analyze radar and optical signatures of payload objects
• Analyze exo and endo-atmospheric trajectories
• Generate discrimination algorithms
• Review test plans and support testing to ensure proper data objectives are met to validate models
• Create analysis documents, verification and validation (V&V) plans, and V&V reports
• Present analysis results to both internal and external stakeholders
• Interface with AF customer
• Interface with intelligence community

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 Years of related experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Must have Special Access Program (SAP) approval
• 3 years of Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis experience
• 1 year experience with radar or optical/infrared analysis
• 1 year of experience with countermeasure design and analysis
• 1 year of experience with model Verification and Validation
• 1 year of experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
• 1 year of experience interfacing with a subcontractor
• 1 year of experience leading a small team or deriving and executing a schedule

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related STEM degree
• Graduate of the Future Technical Leaders (FTL) program
• 1 year of missile defense radar analysis
• 1 year experience with discrimination or machine learning models
• 1 year of optical and infrared analysis
• 1 year of experience with HDR and BRDF
• 5 years of Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis experience
• 1 year experience with analytic models such as OSC, XPATCH, and Method of Moments codes

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

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