Senior Systems Engineer for Threat Discrimination

Apex Tk; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex TK in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for Threat Discrimination to join the Missile Defense effort, providing systems analysis to identify lethal objects and support capability development.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, manage requirements and schedules, and develop options to improve discrimination and electronic protection capabilities. Active Secret clearance is required, with potential to upgrade to TS/SCI.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a STEM field with at least 12 years of relevant experience.
• Active Secret clearance; ability to qualify for TS/SCI.
• Expertise in radar signal processing and electronic protection.
• Experience in systems engineering analysis, requirements, concepts of operations, and integrated schedules.
• Experience in technical performance assessments, risk analysis, and mitigation development.
• Experience in electronic attack/protection modeling to support analysis and requirements development.
• Experience in developing technology maturation plans to transfer technologies to program offices.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems technical analysis to develop Missile Defense System capabilities for threat discrimination.
• Work within a multi-discipline, multi-source team and provide technical support to the Counter-Countermeasures and Discrimination Directorate.
• Develop and formulate options for improving discrimination and electronic protection capabilities.

Skills

Radar signal processing

Scheduling

Object classification

Electronic protection

Systems engineering analysis

Process management

Performance assessments

Risk analysis

Electronic attack modeling

Technology maturation plans

Active TS/SCI clearance

MDA systems engineering processes

Program management certification

Missile Defense fundamentals

Electro-optic fundamentals

Radar hardware and design

Education

Master's Degree in STEM

Job description

General Overview

APEX TK is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Systems Engineer for Threat Discrimination to join our team! In this role you will provide systems technical analysis expertise to develop new Missile Defense System capabilities for the identification of lethal objects.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Work within a multi-discipline, multi-source/industry team
• Provide technical analysis, management, and general scientific support to MDA’s Counter- Countermeasures and Discrimination Directorate
• Develop and formulate options for improving the Missile Defense System's discrimination and electronic protection capabilities

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Master's Degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 12 years of experience
• Minimum Active Secret clearance required
• Ability to quickly qualify for an Active Top Secret/SCI clearance if you do not possess one
• Expertise in radar signal processing, scheduling, object classification and electronic protection
• Experience in systems engineering analysis and process management to include development and review of engineering requirements, concepts of operations, and integrated schedules
• Experience in conducting technical performance assessments and resulting risk analysis and mitigation development
• Experience in electronic attack/protection modeling development to support analysis and requirements development
• Experience in developing technology maturation plans to transfer potential technologies to program offices

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Knowledge of MDA systems engineering processes
• Program management certification (DAU, PMP, etc.)
• Knowledge of Missile Defense fundamentals to include radar limitations
• Knowledge of electro-optic fundamentals
• Knowledge of radar hardware and design