Strategic Mission Engineer
Core
Design, develop, execute, and validate mission engineering models, simulations, and operational assessments for Air Defense and C-UAS to guide engineering investment and business development.
Role type
Senior Strategic Mission Engineering Lead
Builds
Mission-level simulations, scenario constructs, red force order of battle, and operational analysis products for defense and national security programs.
Domain
Defense, National Security, Air Defense, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Military operational planning, kill chain analysis, CONOPS development, threat modeling, scenario design, data visualization, briefing senior leadership, cross-functional leadership, analytical tool guidance.
Preferred skills
Active Top Secret clearance, full kill chain expertise, established relationships with US/allied operational communities, study team leadership, capture and positioning experience.
Technologies
Simulation tools, analytical software, data visualization tools
Responsibilities
Translate concepts of operation and TTPs into mission engineering designs; identify unmet operational needs and generate capability concepts; enable translation of intelligence community products into modeling parameters; lead blue force scenario development; validate operating models against authoritative data; maintain awareness of evolving adversary threats; brief senior technical leadership and government customers; partner with engineers and data scientists to translate operational questions into analytical approaches.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence