Advanced Systems Engineer

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Advanced Systems Engineer to join our team! Missile Defense Architecture Design supports Senior Leadership and Warfighter stakeholders in making fielding decisions for the sensors, battle managers, communications, and weapons systems of the MDS. Support the Missile Defense (MD) Architect in conducting assessments of MD threats, capability gaps, challenges, needs, and opportunities to drive development of potential system mitigations and architecture solutions to address those issues. Support coordination with other MDA organizations, Warfighter, DoD and other external organizations to further define architecture-level sensor, weapon, and command & control mitigations to address MD architecture gaps. Assist in development of the MD future architecture and roadmap for integrating future capabilities, including advance concepts, into the MD architecture, and support development of MD architecture products such as architecture views, architecture documents, evolution plans and top-level requirements.

Job Description:

• Support MDA Architecture Design customer
• Assess MD threats, capability gaps, challenges, needs and opportunities, and develop potential system mitigations and capability evolutions at the architecture level
• Coordinate with Warfighter, DoD, and other external and internal organizations to help define architecture-level sensor, weapon, and command & control mitigations to address MDS architecture gaps.
• Support MDS architecture modeling & simulation efforts related to the above, including analysis efforts on DoD High Performance Computing (HPC) and/or MBSE-based efforts
• Develop analysis plans, run M&S to execute the analysis plan, perform analysis on the results, prepare analysis reports, and providing reviews of analysis products.
• Contribute to development of MDS future architectures and roadmaps for integration of future capabilities, including advanced concepts, into the MDS architecture.
• Contribute to development of MDS architecture products, such as architecture documents and top-level requirements.
• Support MDS architecture quick-turn responses such as Reports to Congress and higher DoD requests.
• Support coordination of team's responses to MDA-wide tasks, data calls, and review and comment of MDA documents.

Required Skills:

• Master's Degree in STEM Field with 12+ years experience
• Active Secret clearance required with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
• Deep understanding of the current MDS architecture
• Prior experience and understanding of MDA mission
• Experience with application of M&S to defense architectures, HPC experience, MBSE experience are all pluses
• Familiarity with DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
• Systems engineering background or familiarity

Desired Skills:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Experience with application of modeling & simulation to defense architectures, HPC experience, MBSE experience
• Experience with BMD Benchmark
• Experience developing System of Systems
• Experience with application of modeling & simulation to defense architectures

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.

Salary Range:

$110,600.00 - $219,400.00

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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