IGNITE
JUNIOR MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT ENGINEER
IGNITE, Huntsville, Alabama, United States, 35824
JUNIOR MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT ENGINEER
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Ignite is an ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Huntsville, AL. By design, Ignite is a provider of professional services to customers in educational, federal, and commercial industries and seeks to be the preeminent provider within this business space. Ignite upholds our values of competency, collaboration, innovation, reliability, and results through everything we do.
Job Description Ignite is currently seeking a driven, detail-oriented Junior Missile Defense System Assessment Engineer to join our team in Huntsville, AL. In this role you will support verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) activities associated with Missile Defense System (MDS) modeling and simulation (M&S) of threats, cruise missiles, radars, IR sensors, interceptors, and communications using data analysis tools and/or code.
Responsibilities
Perform VV&A analysis on physics-based Core Truth Models representing signatures, environment states, and effects, and lethality; generate reports on findings.
Develop data analysis code to assess hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) and/or digital models against their requirements and determine suitability for intended uses in MDS simulations.
Research technical papers and identify data pertinent to model VV&A to develop expertise on physical theory and mathematical equations that constitute the models.
Establish VV&A evidence by comparing modeled data to referent data for various MDS sensors, threats, or interceptors.
Serve as primary point of contact and product integrator for a team effort to prepare and present evidence plans, products, and reports.
Required Qualifications
BS in a STEM field such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or Computer Science and 3+ years of experience.
Must possess a Secret level security clearance (or higher).
Experience coding in at least one programming language (Python preferred) and ability to analyze existing code.
Basic knowledge of verification and validation (V&V) processes.
Ability to collaborate with counterparts from other stakeholder agencies, such as software developers and accreditation agents, to establish adequate V&V evidence and correct modeling issues.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while reporting results as part of a team; strong written and spoken communication skills.
Desired Qualifications
Understanding of radar principles/models.
Knowledge of hypersonic and/or cruise missile behavior/performance.
Working knowledge of Linux operating systems.
Security Clearance Requirements Must have an active Secret Security Clearance.
Education Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Discipline.
Other Requirements Must be a US citizen and able to hold an active Security Clearance at the Secret Level.
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Ignite is an ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI Services Level 3 certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Huntsville, AL. By design, Ignite is a provider of professional services to customers in educational, federal, and commercial industries and seeks to be the preeminent provider within this business space. Ignite upholds our values of competency, collaboration, innovation, reliability, and results through everything we do.
Job Description Ignite is currently seeking a driven, detail-oriented Junior Missile Defense System Assessment Engineer to join our team in Huntsville, AL. In this role you will support verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) activities associated with Missile Defense System (MDS) modeling and simulation (M&S) of threats, cruise missiles, radars, IR sensors, interceptors, and communications using data analysis tools and/or code.
Responsibilities
Perform VV&A analysis on physics-based Core Truth Models representing signatures, environment states, and effects, and lethality; generate reports on findings.
Develop data analysis code to assess hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) and/or digital models against their requirements and determine suitability for intended uses in MDS simulations.
Research technical papers and identify data pertinent to model VV&A to develop expertise on physical theory and mathematical equations that constitute the models.
Establish VV&A evidence by comparing modeled data to referent data for various MDS sensors, threats, or interceptors.
Serve as primary point of contact and product integrator for a team effort to prepare and present evidence plans, products, and reports.
Required Qualifications
BS in a STEM field such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or Computer Science and 3+ years of experience.
Must possess a Secret level security clearance (or higher).
Experience coding in at least one programming language (Python preferred) and ability to analyze existing code.
Basic knowledge of verification and validation (V&V) processes.
Ability to collaborate with counterparts from other stakeholder agencies, such as software developers and accreditation agents, to establish adequate V&V evidence and correct modeling issues.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while reporting results as part of a team; strong written and spoken communication skills.
Desired Qualifications
Understanding of radar principles/models.
Knowledge of hypersonic and/or cruise missile behavior/performance.
Working knowledge of Linux operating systems.
Security Clearance Requirements Must have an active Secret Security Clearance.
Education Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in STEM Discipline.
Other Requirements Must be a US citizen and able to hold an active Security Clearance at the Secret Level.
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