Advanced Architecture Analyst

Company Overview:

KODA is a people-first company. We are a consecutive four-time winner of Huntsville's Best Places to Work® Gold Award and recently earned the distinction as a Best Place for Working Parents®. Named the #1 fastest-growing company in Alabama in 2021, KODA is a small business focused on solving complex engineering problems on national-priority projects in domains such as missile defense, hypersonics, DOD space and civil space. Our team has expertise in Radar and Missile Development, Multi-Domain Operations, Flight and Ground Test Planning and Execution, Tactical Data Link Testing, Test Range Instrumentation, Systems Engineering & Integration, Model & Simulation Development, and Digital Engineering / Model-Based Systems Engineering.

KODA, a Native American word meaning 'allies', describes us as individuals and as a company. We are allies to our customers and to each other - trust and integrity are critical in all we do. We put our people first, we are driven by the important national-priority missions we support, and we are dedicated to giving back to our community. Team members have a voice in how profit is used in the community; they have donated over $340,000 in the last 5 years to their favorite charities through our KODA Cares program. We offer highly competitive compensation, a superb benefits package, and a commitment to the professional growth of our team members. Join our people-first company dedicated to solving complex problems on programs and systems of national importance. Learn more at www.kodatech.com.

Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is searching for an experienced Advanced Architecture Analyst to define and evaluate the Missile Defense System capability trade space envelope, architectural performance metrics, and other high-level performance metrics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs, scopes, and documents the results of Missile Defense System architecture trade studies as a member of the MDA Architecture Trades Group
• Supports the development of Initial Requirements Documents, Architecture Requirements Packages, and other systems engineering artifacts related to the Missile Defense System
• Supports the development of alternative architecture concepts addressing projected capability gaps, real-world threats, and intelligence community threat estimates
• Lead and coordinate the development of architecture requirements, development, and analysis in support of Service and Combatant Commands (CCMD) needs
• Lead, develop, and coordinate MDA vision and strategies to support the Warfighter, including coordinating with DoD, Joint Staff, Services, CCMDs, Intel Community (IC), Other Governmental Agencies (OGA), national labs, Industry and international partners
• Supports Architecture Trade Studies Division Chief in scoping and defining trade study methodologies, measures and deliverables
• Develops and delivers briefings addressing applicable trade study efforts; provides comment and review work products developed by other Working Group members
• Coordinate future technology requirements across the breadth of MDA and with DoD, Joint Staff, Services, the IC, and OGAs.
• Coordinates trade study-related activities and work products with teammates across the Architecture Design Directorate (MDA/CAD) and external MDA stakeholders as applicable

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in a related field and twenty years of experience or a Master's Degree with twelve years of experience.
• Familiarity with DOD and MDA processes and procedures
• Detailed knowledge of the Missile Defense System including Command and Control networks
• Be able to successfully accomplish the duties by working with minimal guidance

Desired Experience and Skills:

• Knowledge of Hypersonic weapons and their capabilities and limitations
• Proficient in the Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Onsite/Remote:

• 100% onsite

Clearance Requirement:

• Active Secret Clearance

KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact info@kodatech.com to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.