What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Engineer position at KODA Technologies Inc.?
Junior Engineer
KODA is a people-first company and a three-time Fortune Best Workplace®, Great Place to Work® certified, a Best Place for Working Parents®, and a seven-time Huntsville Best Places to Work® winner.
We're a small business making a big impact on national-priority missions in missile defense, hypersonics, DoD space, and civil space. At KODA, you'll find:
- Competitive pay & great benefits
- Career growth & professional development
- A culture of trust, integrity, and teamwork
The name KODA, meaning "allies," reflects our commitment to our people, our customers, and our community. Join us and build a career that matters!
Position Overview:
KODA Technologies is seeking entry-level and early-career engineers with 0–5 years of experience to support software tool development and technical analysis of space, missile, radar, and/or telemetry systems.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support advanced technology demonstrations, flight tests, and engineering analysis for defense and aerospace customers.
- Perform mission and test planning, technical analysis, and post-test evaluation for missile, radar, telemetry, RF communications, and space systems.
- Develop and apply modeling, simulation, and analysis tools using Python, MATLAB, and other engineering software.
- Conduct analyses such as missile trajectory generation and evaluation, telemetry link-margin analysis, sensor and radar performance analysis, and satellite communications and orbital analysis.
- Collaborate with modeling and simulation engineers, test analysts, algorithm developers, and other technical specialists to solve multidisciplinary engineering problems.
- Develop engineering tools, algorithms, visualizations, and analysis products to support mission planning, technical decisions, and reporting.
- Communicate analysis methods, results, and recommendations through technical reports, briefings, and presentations.
- Depending on background and project needs, support specialized analyses in areas such as hypersonic aerodynamics, propulsion, electromagnetic effects, RF radiation patterns and interference, signal processing, or data science.
Required Qualifications:
- Post-secondary STEM degree
- Working knowledge of Python, MATLAB, C , or other programming languages for technical analysis, or simulation, algorithm, or AI/ML development
- Willing to work onsite in a classified area or lab environment
- Willing to travel occasionally
- Strong written/verbal communication and organizational and interpersonal skills
Desired Skills:
- Demonstrated curiosity and a desire to learn new technical areas
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong programming skills and an interest in developing engineering analysis tools
- Solid foundation in physics, mathematics, and engineering fundamentals
- Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts and analysis results through presentations and written products
- Experience or coursework in missile trajectories, RF communications, radar systems, satellite/orbital analysis, modeling and simulation, or data science is a plus
Clearance: Active DoD Secret Clearance, or higher, is required. U.S. citizenship is required.
Other: On-Site, Full-Time in Huntsville, AL.
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.