What are the responsibilities and job description for the MDS Strategic Architecture Engineer position at Avion Solutions, Inc.?
Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for an MDS Strategic Architecture Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This position is located in Huntsville, AL.
Job Responsibilities/Duties:
Job Responsibilities/Duties:
- Develop and coordinate comprehensive missile defense courses of action (COA) for future architectures to defeat evolving threats.
- Prepare and deliver briefings in support of requirements packages.
- Assist with identifying, defining, and prioritizing missile defense architecture gaps, challenges, needs, opportunities, and potential system mitigations.
- Develop missile defense Blue Force and Red Force laydowns as well as intel-informed raid scenarios using a pacing threat set.
- Develop measures of effectiveness and architecture-needs statements, and coordinate iterative analysis of these architectures.
- Analyze and document the performance of architecture options and future concepts implemented in these scenarios.
- Assist in the development of top-level architecture, needs documentation to support requirements development, and the acquisition of new capabilities and prototypes.
- Develop and review technical memorandums, white papers, and briefings supporting findings and conclusions of analyses.
- Support working groups and technical interchange meetings to coordinate across the community a variety of topics, including future concepts, architecture needs, and data exchange.
- Provide regular input in support of government leadership to reports and weekly charts involving task status, action item tracking, risks, and schedule.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Master's degree in a STEM-related field.
- Minimum of 12 years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD programs/projects.
- Possess detailed knowledge of the Missile Defense System, including Command and Control networks.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, & PowerPoint).
- Able to work independently and/or lead teams to analyze and resolve problems.
- Able to plan and execute projects involving prime contractors, other MDA offices, and FFRDC/UARC partners.
- Capable of supporting the evaluation of future architecture elements and technology enablers that support ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile defense.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.
- Must be able to travel up to 15% of the time.
- Working knowledge of Missile Defense Systems (MDS) components, architectures, and concepts, with demonstrated understanding through analysis activities; Ground Test or Flight Test analysis experience is preferred.
- Familiarity and experience with MDA and/or other complex MDS Elements.
- Working knowledge of Systems Engineering processes, including Model-Based Systems Engineering and Digital Engineering strategies.
- Experience with Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) processes or related activities where cost, performance, and/or risk trade-offs were made to support engineering decisions.
- Work independently, applying engineering rigor to analyze and resolve problems within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to self-manage and initiate within the team structure.
- Ability to decompose complex problems into actionable elements.
- Ability to coordinate efforts promptly across multiple organizations.
- Ability to present complex information and concepts to leaders at various levels.