Senior Kinetic Weapons Engineer - Simulations & Data Analysis

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education assistance

Retirement plans

Work-life balance

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a highly skilled Advanced Kinetic Weapons Engineer to develop and analyze simulated guided missile data using high-fidelity platforms. You will assess interceptor performance, explore guidance and control, and verify simulations against real data for accreditation.

Applicants should hold a PhD in engineering, CS, math, or physics, with strong data visualization skills and experience in HPC environments.

Qualifications

• PhD in an Engineering field, Computer Science, Math or Physics.
• Experience analyzing simulated large-scale dynamical systems such as autonomous or piloted aircraft, missiles, or related kinetic systems.
• Ability to craft clear visualizations and explain outcomes to a wider audience.
• Experience with high-performance computing clusters and scripting (SLURM or Grid Engine).
• Exposure to VV&A testing and to system engineering methods.

Responsibilities

• Generate and analyze simulated guided missile data using high-fidelity and mixed-fidelity simulations and statistical analysis tools.
• Evaluate performance of interceptor systems, examining EO/IR and RF seeker operations, guidance, and control performance.
• Verify and validate simulations against requirements and real data to obtain accreditation.
• Present key findings to sponsors such as the U.S. Navy and MDA.
• Impact future designs for defense systems and protect warfighters.

Skills

Data analysis

Visualization

HPC scripting

VV&A testing

MBSE / SysML

Scientific computing

MATLAB / SciPy / Julia

Linux

Security clearance eligibility

Education

PhD in Engineering/CS/Math/Physics

Tools

SLURM

SysML / Cameo / Rhapsody

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a highly skilled Advanced Kinetic Weapons Engineer to develop and analyze simulated guided missile data using high-fidelity platforms. You will assess interceptor performance, explore guidance and control, and verify simulations against real data for accreditation.

Applicants should hold a PhD in engineering, CS, math, or physics, with strong data visualization skills and experience in HPC environments.