MBSE Systems Engineer - Missile Defense National Team

Basic Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

As an MBSE Systems Engineer for the Missile Defense National Team, you'll be a member of a cross functional team responsible providing expert engineering to MDA to define, develop, and integrate Missile Defense System concepts, architectures, and requirements.

We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences: Missile defense and sensor domain expertise, architecture development, functional decomposition, requirements development, and interface definition with MBSE tools (DOORS, MSoSA, CAMEO).

Job Description:

• Perform model-based systems engineering (MBSE) functional and behavior analysis for the defeat of conventional and advanced Threats within the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) mission area
• Participate in a MBSE environment to develop system-of-systems requirements via system/component trade studies and analysis
• Contributes to publishing change notices to MDA's system specification and update of requirements databases, architectural models, interface definitions
• Document and communicate analysis results in reports and briefings

Desired Skills:

• Strong prior experience with use of MSoSA (CAMEO) and DOORS
• Demonstrated experience modeling or simulating missile defense applications or similar domains (e.g., air combat, air defense, intercept of ballistic/non-ballistic targets, space vehicles)
• Knowledge of ballistic and advanced threat systems (e.g., aero-maneuvering, hypersonic, hyper-glide, countermeasures)
• Modeling and analysis experience in aspects of the missile defense system (e.g., Aegis Weapons Systems, Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD), Glide Phase Intercept (GPI), Fire Control, C2BMC, MDS sensors (EO/IR/RF), kill vehicles, interceptors, countermeasures)
• Systems engineering experience with large, complex systems

What sets you apart:

• Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the systems development life cycle
• Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success
• Thorough knowledge of technology trends and willingness to champion new ideas and process improvements
• Strong presentation and communications skills with experience in the art of negotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation's security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:
This position is fully on-site.

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Target salary range: USD $153,600.00/Yr. - USD $166,200.00/Yr. This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

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