Mission Support Threat Engineer 2/3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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The Specialized Warfighter Development Contract’s (SWDC) Threat Products Services (TPS) / Threat Modeling Center (TMC) at Northrop Grumman Space System sector has an exciting career opportunity and is looking for you to join our Mission Support Threat Engineering (MSTE) team as a Systems Engineer or a Principal System Engineer located at the Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

The Threat Modeling Center is responsible for the development and delivery of high-fidelity threat modeling products in support of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and MDA’s Missile Defense System (MDS). TMC is responsible for the development of models and simulations (M&S) used to stimulate element models of MDA’s MDS, including kinematic missile modeling, IR and RF signatures modeling, data production/analysis activities, and maintenance/sustainment activities for the entire TMC software baseline. TMC is a cornerstone element to the Specialized Warfighter Development Contract (SWDC), as part of the MDA Engineering Directorate (DE) Task Order.

The Mission Support Threat Engineer role serves as a missile threats specialist, threats model developer, and a verifier and validator of threat representations across the kinematic, RF, and IR signatures domains. This Systems Engineering specialized position requires a detail-oriented mid-level engineer responsible for capturing and documenting requirements as they pertain to the development of Missiles’ kinematic, RF, and IR signatures models. Must have a good understanding of modeling and simulation methods and processes. Must be familiar with Radar Cross Section (RCS), and Infrared Signatures concepts – to include physics behind hard body heating and reflection. To proficiently support our mission, the Mission Support Threat Engineer will be involved in direct discussions and collaborations with our customers, threat stakeholders, intelligence analysts, and fellow engineers to best capture the requirements for developing and delivering accurate and relevant threat models. The selected individual must be able to work with little to no direct supervision, work as an integral member of a product delivery team and meet time critical delivery schedules.

This role requires candidates to work onsite daily with no option for remote/hybrid work.

Job responsibilities will include, but not limited to the following:

• Gain experience with threat model phenomenology with focus on components of missile systems trajectories and signatures.
• Research into RCS and IR signature model development requirements
• Understand stakeholders’ requirements and ensure quality production of deliverables.
• Actively work with the team to ensure automation and tools improvement are rightfully coordinated – aiming to attain utmost efficiency and meet Lead’s objectives.
• Able to work on defined schedule to timely support MDA Ground Test Modeling and Simulation.
• Work in close coordination with Missile Modeling Engineers to ensure that model requirements are met, and V&V confirm models’ accuracy and reliability.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications (BQ’s):

This requisition may be filled at either a Systems Engineer or a Principal Systems Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications for a Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) with 2 years of relevant experience, or 0 years’ experience with a Masters’ Degree.
• Experience in Modeling and Simulation
• Experience with the Systems Engineering process
• Experience with requirements traceability
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Experience with flight characteristics, motion, and performance of missile systems
• Experience in the domain of RCS and IR signature modeling practices
• Experience with hard body heating of objects and their corresponding signatures representation
• Experience in engineering validation and verification
• Must be self-motivated, able to work in a dynamic team environment
• Applicants must have an Active or Interim U.S. Government issued DoD Secret Clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret with access to SCI

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) with 5 years of relevant experience, or 3 years’ experience with a Masters’ Degree in STEM, or 1 year with a PhD
• Modeling, Simulation, and automation experience
• Knowledge and experience with the systems engineering process
• Experience with requirements development and traceability
• Experience in automation
• Practical experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Previous experience modeling and simulating signature profiles and responses in the IR signature and RCS domains
• Experience with flight characteristics, motion, and performance of missile systems
• Experience with hard body heating of objects and their corresponding signatures representation
• Experience in engineering validation and verification
• Must be self-motivated, able to work in a dynamic team environment
• Applicants must have an Active or Interim U.S. Government issued DoD Secret Clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret with access to SCI

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong math, physics, or engineering background
• Strong background with missile system models, atmospheric dynamics, and performance
• Mastery of engineering modeling principles behind body motion, trajectory analysis, counter measures, debris, and signature modeling
• Experience with Optical Signatures Code (OSC)
• Strong knowledge of the flight characteristics, motion, atmospheric dynamics, and performance of missiles
• Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering theory and tools
• System Engineering/Model Based System Engineering certification
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies including Scrum and Kanban
• Technical Planning, project management and project scheduling experience
• Current active in-scope DoD issued Top Secret (TP/SCI) Clearance with access to SCI

Salary Range: $81,300.00 - $121,900.00Salary Range 2: $100,300.00 - $150,500.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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