Senior Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Modeling & Simulation Engineer (PNT)

Cintel, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Cintel Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Senior PNT Modeling & Simulation Engineer to support Army TSMO and deliver defensible M&S products. You will lead analyses, build analytical cases, create mission threads, and evaluate performance in GPS-contested environments to inform acquisition decisions.

The role requires 8+ years in DoD programs, active Top Secret clearance, and strong writing/presentation skills. On-site collaboration with government engineers and software teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience supporting Department of Defense programs.
• Experience supporting Army or DoD Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience developing Modeling and Simulation (M&S) solutions for complex defense systems.
• Experience building analytical cases, mission scenarios, and simulation environments to evaluate system capabilities.
• Strong understanding of GPS, GNSS, APNT, inertial navigation systems, timing systems, and alternative navigation technologies.
• Experience performing engineering analyses, trade studies, and operational assessments.
• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills.
• Active Top Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) analyses supporting Army PNT initiatives.
• Develop and execute analytical cases to evaluate PNT system performance across operational scenarios.
• Build mission threads, use cases, and simulation scenarios that demonstrate the operational value of emerging PNT technologies.
• Analyze system performance in GPS-contested, degraded, and denied environments.
• Develop measures of effectiveness (MOEs), measures of performance (MOPs), and quantitative metrics supporting technical evaluations.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, system engineers, software developers, and operational users to define simulation requirements.
• Evaluate trade studies, technology alternatives, and architecture options using modeling and simulation tools.
• Support technical reviews, engineering working groups, and customer briefings.
• Prepare technical documentation, white papers, analysis reports, and executive-level briefings.
• Support experimentation, demonstrations, and validation activities associated with PNT technologies.
• Provide technical recommendations supporting future capability development and acquisition strategies.

Skills

DoD program experience

Army PNT initiatives

Modeling & Simulation

Analytical cases & scenarios

GPS/GNSS/APNT knowledge

Engineering analyses & trade studies

Technical writing & presentations

Active Top Secret Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Position Title: Senior Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Modeling & Simulation Engineer

Location: Huntsville, AL (Redstone Arsenal)

Position Type: Full-Time

Clearance Requirement: Active Top Secret Clearance Required

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Modeling & Simulation Engineer to support the U.S. Army Technical Support Management Office (TSMO). This position will provide subject matter expertise in the development, analysis, and validation of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) efforts supporting Army PNT technologies, capabilities, and operational concepts. The successful candidate will work alongside government engineers, operational analysts, and technical teams to develop defensible analytical products, evaluate emerging PNT technologies, and build data-driven mission analysis cases that support acquisition decisions, technology maturation, experimentation, and operational planning. This role requires a strong understanding of GPS/GNSS-denied operations, Assured PNT (APNT), and the application of modeling and simulation to evaluate system performance across complex operational environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) analyses supporting Army PNT initiatives.
• Develop and execute analytical cases to evaluate PNT system performance across operational scenarios.
• Build mission threads, use cases, and simulation scenarios that demonstrate the operational value of emerging PNT technologies.
• Analyze system performance in GPS-contested, degraded, and denied environments.
• Develop measures of effectiveness (MOEs), measures of performance (MOPs), and quantitative metrics supporting technical evaluations.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, system engineers, software developers, and operational users to define simulation requirements.
• Evaluate trade studies, technology alternatives, and architecture options using modeling and simulation tools.
• Support technical reviews, engineering working groups, and customer briefings.
• Prepare technical documentation, white papers, analysis reports, and executive-level briefings.
• Support experimentation, demonstrations, and validation activities associated with PNT technologies.
• Provide technical recommendations supporting future capability development and acquisition strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience supporting Department of Defense programs.
• Experience supporting Army or DoD Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience developing Modeling and Simulation (M&S) solutions for complex defense systems.
• Experience building analytical cases, mission scenarios, and simulation environments to evaluate system capabilities.
• Strong understanding of GPS, GNSS, Assured PNT (APNT), inertial navigation systems, timing systems, and alternative navigation technologies.
• Experience performing engineering analyses, trade studies, and operational assessments.
• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills.
• Active Top Secret Clearance

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Master's degree in a technical discipline.
• Experience supporting Army TSMO, DEVCOM, PEO Missiles & Space, CCDC, or other Army modernization organizations.
• Familiarity with Army Modeling & Simulation environments
• Knowledge of electronic warfare (EW), cyber effects, sensor fusion, autonomy, or multi-domain operations.
• Experience supporting Operational Test, Experimentation, or Analysis of Alternatives (AoA).

Culture Requirements

• Engineers, Analysts, and Developers at Cintel, Inc. are highly motivated, technical, and self-organized. We place a lot of trust in our team members to develop technical solutions for ill-defined problems (i.e. thrive in an environment where the problem is vague, requirements are lacking, and a solution is not obvious). We need problem solvers.
• We want our team members to be self-motivated and eager to learn new skills. If you consider yourself a jack-of-all-trades, and are eager to keep up with the latest trends in technology, you’ll fit right in.

About Cintel

Cintel Inc. is a Small Business providing strategies and services to support an array of Government clients in Software Development, Operational/Tactical and Installation/Facilities Energy, Cyber Security, Modeling and Simulation, Data Science, and Programmatic support.

We offer our clients nimble, unique, and value focused solutions with an emphasis on people, connectivity, communication, and teamwork. Our team believes that people drive solutions. By connecting people, information, teams, and experience we deliver solutions that respond to customer needs.

It is the policy of Cintel that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veteran status. These policies shall ensure that the practice of nondiscrimination will be applied in the employment, promotion, upgrading, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, recall or rehire of personnel. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.