Aerospace (Missiles) Engineer
Location - Dahlgren, VA (70mi (1.5-2hrs) away from DC, most people will move to the King George, VA or Fredericksburg, VA areas which has a much lower cost of living and less traffic than DC. 
Clearance - Active Secret (we can upgrade to a Top Secret clearance)
M-F Days
Onsite *Must have - BS degree in Engineering, Physics, Network Security, or Computer Science and 5 years of total experience.
*The Aerospace (Missile) Engineer role requires candidates to have five (5) or more years of hands-on experience in anti-ship missile 6DoF models and simulations. Additional Requirements & Qualifications - Hands on experience in MATLAB/Simulink and Object-Oriented C
- Ability to develop and document systems: M&S products and hardware, per high level requirements.
- Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle.
- Should be a self-starter; with minimal to no oversight needed to complete assignments. Desired Skills - Experience implementing Advanced Architectures for LabVIEW, Certified TestStand Architect, or equivalent.
- Proficient in Object Orientated Software Design
- Microsoft VISIO, Excel, Project, PowerPoint skills
- Experience with MIL-STD-1553, and serial interfaces.
- Experience with Agile Development, Jira, and Gitlab
- In depth knowledge of requirements management lifecycle including derivation, trace, compliance, and verification.
- Experience with defense system development and design, preferably missiles and ground systems. Responsibilities in this position include, but are not limited to: - Candidate will be an Aerospace Engineer who will be supporting detailed design of an anti-ship missile test target and the associated modeling and simulation (M&S) products.
- Candidates should be skilled in anti-ship missile design, complex 6 DoF missile models and simulations using MATLAB/Simulink and Object-Oriented C . - Applicants should be familiar with specifications requirements. - Applicants will need to work with customers, test target manufacturers and testers, and systems engineers to develop, derive, and validate requirements.
- Candidates should be able to write technical design description documents, test plans, and analysis reports. - The candidate will provide support for peer reviews and milestone design reviews. - Candidate provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organizational objectives.
- Candidate is expected to work under only general direction. - Candidate will be required to work with cross functional teams and organizations – Systems Engineering, Test Vehicle developer, Test Facilities, the Intelligence Community, and the government to ensure the system design is in-line with Enterprise standards and to ensure the system meets requirements.