Missile Defense Systems Engineer/Analyst - Mid Level

Simtechinc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SimTech, Inc. in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Missile Defense System Mission Engineer/Analyst at mid-level to perform engineering and mission-level analysis of missile defense capabilities across the full kill chain.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with MATLAB and Python. Travel up to 10% and an active U.S. security clearance are expected.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in professional settings.
• Experience with MATLAB.
• Experience supporting missile defense, integrated air & missile defense, or other complex defense systems.
• Familiarity with MDA and the Missile Defense System (MDS).
• Technical experience in radar/sensors/tracking, C2BMC, fire control/weapons, modeling & simulation, mission analysis, or test & evaluation.
• Experience with system-of-systems, kill-chain, or engagement-level analysis.
• Experience with Python or similar engineering/data-analysis tools.
• Experience with data governance, metadata, and data-quality processes.
• Experience with cloud technology, CI/CD, machine learning, AI, DevSecOps controls, or microservice/service-mesh architectures.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering and mission-level analysis of missile defense capabilities and system performance.
• Support end-to-end kill-chain analysis across sensors, tracking, C2, communications, fire control, and weapon systems.
• Evaluate missile defense problems from sensor, C2BMC, and fires perspectives to understand impacts across the broader MDS.
• Analyze simulation, test, and system data to identify performance trends, limitations, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and evaluate alternative approaches to improve kill-chain performance, resilience, and mission effectiveness.
• Support modeling, simulation, experimentation, and test activities involving current and future missile defense capabilities.
• Work across technical disciplines to investigate complex system and system-of-systems problems.
• Develop and communicate technical findings and recommendations to Government customers and engineering stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Data interpretation

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in Engineering/CS/Physics/Math

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

SimTech, Inc. in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Missile Defense System Mission Engineer/Analyst at mid-level to perform engineering and mission-level analysis of missile defense capabilities across the full kill chain.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with MATLAB and Python. Travel up to 10% and an active U.S. security clearance are expected.