Advanced Air and Missile Engineer

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Advanced Air and Missile Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will get to support the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Joint Analysis Team (JAT). You will serve as a system engineering interface to external teams.

The system assessment team supports engineering specialist in the assessment of capabilities and limitations of the Missile Defense System (MDS) to enable well informed decisions. The candidate will work closely with Missile Defense Systems Elements engineering staff, other functional groups, and data analyst to deliver high quality and accurate information to facilitate decisions by the highest level of MDA leadership and Geographical Commanders. Ensure system under test is correctly characterized, capabilities and limitations accurately documented and understood.

Job Description:

• Develop plans and requirements to support testing and assessments of glide phase intercept and hypersonic missile development
• Assess technical performance for flight and ground test analysis
• Provide recommendations on the additions and improvements of the Missile Defense Systems
• Support the Joint Analysis Team (JAT) and serve as system engineering interface to external teams
• Contributes to and may lead the planning and implementation of large programs in the function, and regularly interfaces with senior management and executive leadership
• Plays a role in overall functional strategic planning

Required Skills:

• Master's Degree in STEM with 12+ years of experience
• Active Secret Clearance
• Ability to plan and to execute required support, develop clear and concise written products, and present MDS technical matters to MDA senior leaders and MDA warfighter working group meetings in support of MDA/System Assessment
• Applicable experience could include: Ballistic Missile Defense, Missile Defense System, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Ground-based Midcourse Defense, Homeland Defense, THAAD, AEGIS BMD, C2BMC, Hypersonic Missile Defense, System-level Engineering Analysis, Architecture Assessment, Threat Analysis, or International Engineering
• Analysis experience or requirements and architecture in aspect of missile defense systems such as Aegis weapon systems, Ground Based Midcourse (GMD), MDS sensors (EO/IR? RF), kill vehicle, interceptors, hypersonic vehicles, countermeasures, or threats.
• Experience with missiles interceptors, hypersonic/RF/Radar Sensors, detection/tracking, hypersonic vehicles
• Experience in requirements development and development of verification objectives
• Demonstrate understanding of system architecture

Desired Skills:

• Active Top Secret Clearance (TS/SCI preferred).
• Familiarity with the MDS and MDS Architecture
• Familiarity with Air and Missile Defense concepts and/or experience with MDA Ground Test Data
• Basic understanding of sensors management (Radar and Space)
• Experience working with various analyst to garner relevant data
• Working knowledge of Glide Phase Intercept and/or Hypersonic functionality
• Working knowledge of MATLAB, python

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Secret

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what's next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

The position may require a COVID vaccination or an approved accommodation/exemption for a disability/medical condition or religious belief as required by federal, state, provincial or local mandates or customer requirements.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company's core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

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