Senior Performance Analysis Engineer – Ground-based Missile Defense (Mid Level)

APEX TK LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

APEX TK LLC in Huntsville, AL seeks an experienced Senior Performance Analysis Engineer to join our Ground-based Missile Defense team. You will perform mission and system performance analyses, evaluate engagement performance, and communicate technical findings to leadership and government stakeholders.

The role requires MATLAB and Python expertise, development of analytic tools, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams on current and future interceptor analyses under government programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM required.
• 7+ years relevant experience.
• Active security clearance required.
• Experience supporting MDA GMD programs.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain MATLAB, Python, and C++ analysis tools for medium-fidelity modeling, simulation, and performance assessments of GBI and NGI.
• Develop, execute, and analyze M&S environments to evaluate interceptor performance across scenarios.
• Perform quick-response analyses for IDT data terminal tasks and time-sensitive analyses.
• Conduct interceptor performance analyses to inform assessments and decisions.
• Support development of future interceptor analysis capabilities and tools.
• Interpret simulation results and provide actionable engineering recommendations.
• Deliver technical briefings to engineers, leadership, and government stakeholders.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to address analysis needs for current and future capabilities.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

C++

Statistical analysis

Simulation

Technical communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Tools

NumPy

SciPy

Pandas

Matplotlib

Job description

General Overview

APEX TK is looking for an experienced, team-oriented Senior Performance Analysis Engineer to join our Huntsville, AL team. In this role you will support the analysis and assessment of Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) systems in support of Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The successful candidate will perform mission and system performance analyses to evaluate weapon system effectiveness, engagement performance, and operational capability across a range of threat scenarios. This role requires expertise in MATLAB and Python and the ability to develop analytical tools, interpret complex simulation results, and communicate technical findings to engineering team, program leadership, and government stakeholders.

Job Description (What You'll Be Doing)

• Develop and maintain MATLAB, Python, and C++ analysis tools to support medium-fidelity modeling, simulation, and performance assessments of the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) and Next Generation Interceptor (NGI).
• Develop, execute, and analyze modeling and simulation (M&S) environments to evaluate interceptor performance across a variety of engagement scenarios and mission conditions.
• Perform quick-response analysis in support of the In-Flight Interceptor Communication System Data Terminal (IDT), including kinematic battlespace assessments and other time-sensitive technical analyses.
• Conduct interceptor performance analysis to evaluate system capabilities, identify performance trends and limitations, and support technical assessments and decision-making.
• Support the development and enhancement of future interceptor analysis capabilities, methodologies, models, simulations, and analytical tools.
• Analyze and interpret simulation results to assess system performance and provide technically sound conclusions and recommendations.
• Develop and deliver technical briefings to communicate analysis methodologies, assumptions, results, and conclusions to engineering teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to address emerging analysis needs and support current and future missile defense capabilities

Required Skills (What Required Skills You Bring)

• Active security clearance (SECRET or above) is required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM with 7+ years relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience supporting MDA GMD Programs
• Proficiency in MATLAB, including model development, data analysis, and visualization
• Advances Proficiency with Python, including scientific computing libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib
• Experience evaluating missile defense (MD) engagement performance, interceptor effectiveness, mission performance, or system operational capability
• Strong understanding of statistical analysis, numerical methods, optimization techniques, and simulation-based performance assessment
• Experience interpreting simulation outputs and translating analytical findings into actionable engineering recommendations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting technical analyses to government customers and senior leadership.

Preferred Skills (Desired but not Required)

• Experience supporting MDA Element or System-level performance assessments
• Radar analysis experience
• Strong analytical background
• Self-starting technical problem solver
• Experience integrating AI/MIL into analytical processes