Chief MS&A Engineer: Mission Systems Lead

NextGen Federal Systems; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGen Federal Systems is seeking a Chief Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) Engineer to lead our engineering efforts in either Dayton OH, Aurora CO, or Huntsville AL. You will define strategy, lead interdisciplinary teams, and drive mission analyses across missile, space, IAMD, and defense domains.

You will develop analytical roadmaps, perform trade studies, and present results to government customers and leadership. Strong technical breadth in MS&A and leadership is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical discipline such as Aerospace, Systems, Electrical, CS, Physics or Math.
• 10+ years in systems engineering, modeling and simulation, or mission engineering.
• Led teams on missile/space/weapon-system modeling and analysis.
• Experience building system- and mission-level simulations for decisions.
• Experience in missile dynamics, GNC, engagement analysis, orbital mechanics, radar and sensor performance.
• Experience with Agile/DevSecOps environments and cross-government collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy and analytical approach for MS&A activities.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of engineers and mission analysts.
• Develop roadmaps and MS&A priorities from objectives and requirements.
• Present analytical results and trade studies to government leadership.
• Establish MS&A best practices, workflows, and tools.
• Create integrated workflows linking models to evaluate mission performance.
• Automate scenario generation, model execution, data processing, and visualization.
• Lead modeling of missile, space, IAMD, and advanced weapon systems.
• Develop models for trajectories, engagement geometry, RF/EO/IR, and sensors.
• Lead DOE, Monte Carlo analyses, and trade-space exploration.
• Ensure validation/verification and credibility of analytical results.
• Oversee a multi-tenant digital engineering environment with various tools.
• Define APIs and interfaces to connect models and data sources.
• Containerize, deploy, and test capabilities in cloud/on-premises environments.

Skills

Missile trajectories

Guidance, Navigation, and Control

Missile engagement analysis

Satellites and orbital mechanics

Radar and sensor performance

RF and communications

IAMD

C2 / Battle Management

DOE and optimization

Monte Carlo analysis

Python, C++, Java

ModelCenter, MATLAB/Simulink, Ansys ST

Docker/Kubernetes

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Aerospace/Systems/EE/CS/Physics/Applied Math

Tools

ModelCenter

Ansys STK

MATLAB/Simulink

CAMEO

Python

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

Job description

NextGen Federal Systems is seeking a Chief Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) Engineer to lead our engineering efforts in either Dayton OH, Aurora CO, or Huntsville AL. You will define strategy, lead interdisciplinary teams, and drive mission analyses across missile, space, IAMD, and defense domains.

You will develop analytical roadmaps, perform trade studies, and present results to government customers and leadership. Strong technical breadth in MS&A and leadership is required.