Modeling, Simulation, & Analysis Engineer

Location: Chantilly, VA & Remote Work

The Opportunity

Do you have a Space Systems Engineering Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis background? Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your technical skills to our nation’s Space Systems? If this sounds like you, come join Space Force Analytics (SFA) and a team of scientists, engineers, and space system acquisition experts that are developing the next generation of remote sensing satellite and ground systems.

You will work with SFA colleagues, other support contractors, and U.S. Space Force personnel to acquire and develop the next generation of satellite and ground systems for Missile Warning (MW), Missile Tracking (MT), and Missile (MD). 

Our Tranche 3 Program Integration team has a need for a Mission Engineer with experience analyzing space and ground system architectures through mission thread development and simulation. We are looking for innovative, creative, and highly motivated individuals to mature models and build scenarios (GRMs and DRMs) that effectively capture system of systems effects in complex operational environments. In this position, you will provide systems engineering and integration expertise in support of the SDA T3 Tracking mission capabilities. You will design, develop, and verify simulations, execute analysis plans and generate work products that enable program and architectural decisions. You will work with system analysts and mission analysts to ensure that modeling, simulation and analysis capabilities allow for the assessment of operational mission requirements.

The roles and responsibilities of this position include:

-Developing model scenarios (GRM/DRMs, threads and use cases), and simulations to support

capability assessments, risk assessments, and other mission-level assessments

-Reviewing government scenarios from the PWSA enterprise and prior tranches to ensure that T3

scenarios are consistent

-Developing, simulating, evaluating, documenting, and presenting space and ground-based system

level performance analysis and trades for space concepts

-Analyzing Coverage, Probability of Detection (Pd), Probability of Track (Pt), Probability of Warning (Pw), State Vector Accuracy, and System Latency

-Integrating performance models with MBSE models

-Quantifying performance impacts on mission and sensitivity to changes in CONOPS, Scenario, or threats

-Developing and briefing data packages that provide analysis results to inform the government

decision-makers

-Collaborating with SDA prime contractors, other team contractors, government officers and civilians, FFRDC, and SETA contractors

You Have

• Master’s Degree in Math, Science or Engineering with ~15 Years of system engineering and integration experience with space, ground, and operations of DoD or NRO programs or a Bachelor's degree in Math, Science or Engineering with ~17 Years of experience

• Experience working across space and ground segment organizations to coordinate and identify

system requirements that ensure end-to-end mission performance requirements are met

• Strong understanding of modeling, simulation, and mission analysis techniques and tools

• Experience with MATLAB, STK, MODTRAN or other comparable modeling and simulation tools

• Experienced at self-starting, seeking solutions, and working well in a team environment

• Demonstrated experience working with SDA/DoD/NRO customers in an acquisition environment, with space and/or ground systems

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as organizational and interpersonal skills

• TS/SCI Clearance

Nice if You Have

• Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR) Mission experience

• Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience using Cameo or other comparable tools

• Experience analyzing Minimal Detectable Target Coverage, Pt, Pw, State Vector Accuracy, and System Latency

• Experience analyzing the Operational Availability and Functional Availability of Complex Systems

Career Growth

SFA offers a variety of ways for you to develop your career including tuition reimbursement, professional development, mentoring, employee engagement groups, and networking opportunities. 

Salary and Benefits

• $200K to $300K, depending on qualifications and experience
• 401(k) with 10% company matching
• Medical premiums 100% covered
• Life Insurance
• PTO includes holidays, sick days, and vacation
• Flexible hybrid work from home and office
• Paid parental leave
• Education reimbursement
• Signing bonus
• Annual bonus and pay raise
• Additional benefits for U.S. military veterans