Senior Engineer

hatch I.T. is partnering with Apex TK to find a Senior Engineer. See details below:

About the role:

APEX TK is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Engineer to join their team! In this role you will get to provide technical support to an estimated 30-person MDA Advanced Architecture Warfighter/International Integration office (MDA/CAI) in its mission, as the agency’s single point of contact for technical analyses for the warfighter and designated international allies/partners.

Responsibilities:

• Provide daily Missile Defense System (MDS) subject matter expertise to MDA/CAI leadership to enable their successful planning, execution and reporting for regionally focused analytical wargames and joint warfighter/international architectural analyses programs. Projected 2025 future workload for this position: CENTCOM AOR 40%, INDOPACOM AOR 20%, SPACECOM 10% and Missile Defeat Wargames 30%. Effort fluctuates based on MDA/CAI needs.
• Develop and present analytical missile defense products at missile defense technical exchanges, special studies and wargames/exercises with warfighters, external offices, and international partners.
• Provide missile defense collaborative planning, analyses, and systems engineering for designated international acquisition and international cooperative programs.
• The work is performed as part of an on-site contractor team at MDA facilities.
• Work effectively across a talented ~30 - person government and contractor MDA/CAI team at geographically separate MDA locations and with the Combatant Command representatives overseas.
• Travel, to include international travel, will be required.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in STEM with 12+ years of experience in engineering for missile defense related programs.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Pro-active, positive, optimistic and adaptive to conditions on the ground that will change through the course of planning and executing MDA/CAI efforts.
• Able to rapidly develop clear and concise written products, and logically present MDS technical matters to MDA leaders and MDA warfighter/international working group meetings in support of MDA/CAI. ​
• 3+ years of experience in delivering timely, relevant communication and products to teammates (e.g., CAI, warfighters, developers, or international partners) in order to resolve complex, technical issues impacting the Missile Defense capabilities.

Desired Qualifications:

• A thorough understanding of the MDS enterprise across the Department of Defense to include capabilities provided by the Services and employed at each Combatant Command to support the larger operational campaign.
• A general understanding of Department of Defense, Warfighter, Service and MDA processes for requirements generation, modeling and simulation, capability development, testing, fielding, employment and lifecycle sustainment of missile defeat weapon systems. ​
• Able to effectively plan and execute daily work with minimal supervision to provide MDA/CAI with exceptional products and timely advice to meet their requirements.