Principal Systems Engineer - BMD SME

BlueHalo is seeking a highly skilled Principal Systems Engineer with expertise in Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) to join our team. As a BMD Subject Matter Expert (SME), you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the Missile Defense System (MDS) by facilitating the modeling, simulation, and analysis of advanced defense concepts. You'll assess system gaps, develop innovative solutions, and support key modeling and simulation (M&S) efforts that influence the evolution of missile defense capabilities. If you have extensive experience in missile defense architecture and a passion for solving complex defense challenges, this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities:

• Future Concept Definition:
  Facilitate the definition of future MDS concepts for modeling, simulation, and analysis, ensuring alignment with warfighter needs and evolving threats.
• Architecture Analysis & Evaluation:
  Act as a subject matter expert in MDS architecture, providing deep insights into future concept definition, architecture analysis, and reviewing preliminary results before delivering to customers.
• Threat Assessment & Capability Development:
  Assess emerging threats, identify capability gaps and challenges, and develop innovative system mitigations and evolutions at the architecture level. Drive the next generation of missile defense capabilities.
• Modeling & Simulation (M&S):
  Lead M&S efforts related to future missile defense concepts, including advanced analysis on High Performance Computing (HPC) platforms, executing analysis plans, and evaluating results.
• Reporting & Analysis:
  Develop and implement analysis plans, run M&S, perform detailed analyses, and prepare comprehensive reports. Provide insights and reviews of analysis products for stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience working in missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD programs/projects.
• Proven expertise in modeling, assessment, and evaluation of future missile defense architectures.
• Deep understanding of the current MDS architecture and future concepts.
• Master's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics).
• Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Desired Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance preferred.
• Experience with advanced concepts and algorithms for modeling and simulation (M&S) of MDS architectures.
• Experience with both directed energy and kinetic energy weapons in missile defense scenarios.
• Familiarity with MATLAB and/or Python, along with experience in High Performance Computing (HPC) and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) techniques.
• Experience supporting systems engineering tasks related to missile defense architecture design and technology assessments.
• Specialized knowledge of threat characterization, trajectories, and RF/EO/IR sensing/signatures.
• Knowledge of Cybersecurity gaps and future Cyber Architecture development for missile defense systems.
• Experience in multidisciplinary analysis and optimization in environments involving complex physical phenomena.
• Proven ability to serve as a key advisor and collaborate across DoD, Combatant Commands, and industry experts.