Advanced System Engineer

Position Overview Type : Full-Time
Location : Huntsville, AL
Travel : Some expected
Clearance : Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance
Work Authorization : U.S. Citizenship required
Summary/Objective
Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) is seeking energetic candidates to join our established and growing Huntsville-headquartered team.
Essential Functions

• Provide technical expertise on missile defense activities to include adversary capabilities, systems engineering, and evaluation.
• Remain cognizant of intelligence updates of new threat systems that affect future missile defense architectures.
• Evaluate the adequacy of the current MDS to include ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile defensive architecture to counter the threat and recommend courses of action for concept of operations, system improvements; and identify alternate strategies for affordable, cost effective and technically advanced systems.
• Evaluate and adapt analysis of Allied Missile Defense systems and how in defense of the Unified Command Theaters, those allied missile defense systems can be incorporated into U.S. missile defense systems to provide a more robust defense.
• Provide reach-back for consulting services for key MDS development expertise; facilitating efforts across internal/external stakeholders such as Services and Combatant Commanders providing strategic advice, guidance and direction.
• Support, evaluate, analyze and develop technical recommendations through exchanges with FFRDCs, UARCs, and OGAs to provide input on program process and technical improvement opportunities.
• Support Defense Architecture evolution strategy and development through assessment of interim and final results of Analysis of Alternatives and other analysis activities to include top-level requirements.
• Assist in the analysis, demonstrations, and tests to support early milestones and feasibility assessments, and to collect data to verify that architecture analysis assumptions are credible.

Required Education and Experience

• Master's degree in STEM field and 12+ years of relevant experience.
• 12 + years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/project.
• Works independently, as a team member, or leading teams/tasks, applying engineering rigor to solve engineering/scientific problems.

Preferred Experience

• Knowledge of Hypersonic weapons and their capabilities and limitations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) with emphasis on PowerPoint
• Experience working with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) or it’s members.
• Military or Logistics support with THAAD or other FMS programs with allied nations.
• Experience working Early Warning Systems.
• Have detailed knowledge of the MDS to include Command and Control networks, specifically C2BMC and LINK 16.
• Joint Services experience or Combatant Command experience.
• Space Systems experience.

What We Offer:

• 401(k) Matching
• Company Events
• Dental Insurance
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Performance Incentives
• Student Loan Repayment
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vision Insurance

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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