Senior Threat-Discrimination Systems Engineer

AeroVironment; Huntsville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K matching

9/80 schedule

Paid holidays

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for Threat Discrimination to support the Missile Defense Agency’s Advanced Capabilities Office. You will provide systems technical analysis to develop capabilities for identifying lethal objects and work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include analysis, options development for improving discrimination and electronic protection, and ensuring integration with operations schedules.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in STEM field
• 12+ years of related professional experience
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Ability to quickly qualify for an Active Top Secret/SCI clearance if you do not possess one
• Expertise in radar signal processing
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Radar signal processing

Scheduling

Object classification

Electronic protection

Systems engineering analysis

Process management

Technical performance assessments

Risk analysis

Electronic attack/protection modeling

Technology maturation plans

Education

Master’s Degree in STEM

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for Threat Discrimination to support the Missile Defense Agency’s Advanced Capabilities Office. You will provide systems technical analysis to develop capabilities for identifying lethal objects and work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include analysis, options development for improving discrimination and electronic protection, and ensuring integration with operations schedules.