Principal Systems Engineer for Threat Discrimination

Location: Huntsville, AL, USA

Work Location: onsite

• 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

• 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

• 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