Systems Engineer - Missile Defense
Core
Design track-fusion pipelines, build threat-assignment algorithms, and conduct sensitivity analyses for next-generation missile defense and fire control systems.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (Missile Defense & Algorithm Development)
Builds
Non-customer-facing modeling, simulation, and algorithm verification for military systems.
Domain
Defense / Missile Defense / Applied Physics / Mathematical Optimization
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Applied mathematics, Physics, Python, C++, MATLAB, Sensor fusion, Weapon-Target Assignment (WTA), Parametric analysis, Algorithm development
Preferred skills
Military or defense operations experience, Top Secret / SCI eligibility
Technologies
Python, C++, MATLAB, Windows, Linux
Responsibilities
Formulate and solve complex physics problems for object detection, tracking, and discrimination; Execute track fusion and threat classification; Design and defend rigorous trade studies and sensitivity analyses; Rapidly translate mathematical equations into functional code for simulation and verification.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC