Senior Threat Discrimination Systems Engineer

AeroVironment, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for Threat Discrimination in Huntsville, AL.

The role focuses on providing advanced systems engineering and technical analysis to advance missile defense discrimination capabilities, targeting lethal object identification and electronic protection enhancements. The position requires a STEM master's degree with 12+ years of experience and active DoD clearance, with potential for Top Secret/SCI.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in STEM with 12+ years of related experience.
• Active DoD Secret clearance; ability to qualify for Top Secret/SCI.
• Expertise in radar signal processing, object classification, and electronic protection.
• Experience in systems engineering analysis, requirements, schedules, and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems technical analysis to develop new Missile Defense System capabilities for threat discrimination.
• Collaborate with multi-discipline, multi-source teams and industry partners.
• Develop options to improve discrimination and electronic protection capabilities.
• Support the Counter-Countermeasures and Discrimination Directorate with engineering requirements and schedules.

Skills

Radar signal processing

Systems engineering

Risk analysis

Electronic protection

Requirements development

Scheduling

Education

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

Program management cert

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for Threat Discrimination in Huntsville, AL.

The role focuses on providing advanced systems engineering and technical analysis to advance missile defense discrimination capabilities, targeting lethal object identification and electronic protection enhancements. The position requires a STEM master's degree with 12+ years of experience and active DoD clearance, with potential for Top Secret/SCI.