What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lethality Analyst - Mid-Level position at Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)?
The mid-level lethality analyst candidate will provide direct support to the lethality group, overall skills:
Active DoD Secret clearance (Top Secret Clearance Desired)
- Technical ability to run endgame lethality codes, such as KWEval and BALAGAN, produce output, and generate briefings and reports on findings
- Technical ability to interpret code output, identify trends, assess code stability, assess output integrity, inform code updates where needed
- Technical ability to support lethality M&S accreditation efforts. Regular and valuable interaction and coordination with a team: emails, VTC and face-to-face meetings, status updates, TIMs, briefings and other contractual requirements.
- Self-motivated, possess strong oral and written communication skills, and have the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, technically advanced, team environment.
- Skill to track program status, and adapt to changing/evolving milestones
- BS (minimum) MS (desired) degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering, or Physics/Math Minimum 5 years of direct experience in modeling simulation and analysis, preferably lethality tools
- Proficiency in C and Python, with experience developing reliable, production-quality software.
- Hands-on data analysis experience using pandas and matplotlib for data cleaning, transformation, and visualization.
- Experience with multi-fidelity modeling, including leveraging higher-fidelity models to inform the development of lower-fidelity, faster-running algorithms without sacrificing critical accuracy.
- Familiarity with Parquet file formats, including reading, writing, parsing, and manipulating Parquet files in both C and Python.
- Strong foundation in probabilistic science, including statistical modeling, uncertainty quantification, and probability-driven algorithm design.
- Exceptional algorithm documentation skills, clearly explaining logic, assumptions, and design
- Experience designing and/or using mission planning software.
- Systems engineering experience, preferably in the Defense industry, including:
- Assessing and communicating software and system requirements
- Designing and executing verification strategies to ensure requirements are met
- Understanding the integration of software components within larger system architectures
- Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras (ML workflows, data preprocessing, model evaluation).
- SQL/database querying background, including relational modeling, filtering, and query optimization.
- Skilled in MS Office products, including development of Excel scripts for data analysis and plotting. Proficient in creating engagement scenarios taking system performance definitions and running in fast-running codes, such as KWEval and BALAGAN.
Active DoD Secret clearance (Top Secret Clearance Desired)