Staff Mission Systems Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike, Active Clearance
Core
Designing and validating autonomous air systems and mission payloads for military strike and dominance operations.
Role type
Staff Mission Systems Engineer (Defense/Aerospace)
Builds
End-to-end autonomous air systems and mission-ized payloads for warfighters
Domain
Defense, Aerospace, Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Payload integration and validation, Physics-based modeling, System trade analysis, Subcontractor management, Radar/EO/IR/RF/EW domain expertise, Mission-level modeling
Preferred skills
Missile design and integration, Platform-level system integration, Advanced analytical toolchains (MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, Ansys), Tactical data links experience, Advanced sensing (LIDAR, ESM, EA, EW)
Technologies
MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, Ansys
Responsibilities
Conduct trades for communications, sensing, and effector systems; Architect autonomous payload solution concepts; Adapt physics-based models of payload performance; Validate system performance with test engineers; Integrate and deliver high-performance systems; Manage subcontractors and internal teams to drive technical performance
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic oversight