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The Enterprise Effects Division (EED) is at the forefront of integrating Aerospace's strategic capabilities with the broader national space enterprise. By leveraging a broad range of engineering disciplines, EED supports a dynamic portfolio of programs, customers, and national challenges-from the initial stages of concept and architecture design to performance assessments and the application of space and space-enabled technologies.

The Tracking Architecture Performance Department (TAPD)inthe Integrated Performance Subdivision (IPS) conducts, directsand integratesmodel-based analyses, empoweringteamsand staff to deliver differentiated and context-informed insights. Thedepartment iscomprisedof15 engineers responsible formodeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) of missile defense and space domain awarenessarchitectures, andserves as a center of excellence for the development and assessment of tracking methods that fuse data from diverse sources.As aSeniorMember of Technical StafforEngineering Specialistin the Tracking Architecture Performance Department, you willcollaborate with the departmentstaff and other engineering departments toensure mission success.

Work Model

This full-time position requires 100% onsite work in El Segundo CA or Colorado Springs, CO.

WhatYou'llBe Doing

• Independently lead modeling and analysisstudiesof MW/MT/MD sensing systems,broader system-of-systems architectureswith focus on target tracking performance. Sensors include but not limited to radar, EO/IR, Lidar

• Collaborate with other team-members to perform systems engineering studies to assesstradeoffs to balancesystemperformanceandoptimizations.

• Designmodeling/simulation andanalysisstrategiesthatleverageframework of modeling,simulationand analysistools. Simulation toolsincluding in-house,customand commercially available/government provided modelingsoftware.

• Develop novel performance metrics and analyze the performance of sensors such as electro-optical (EO), radar and passive radio frequency sensor concepts, architectures, and algorithms.

• Develop and implementtracking algorithms, data-fusionalgorithmsand novel approaches to improve performance forradar, lidar, and/or relatedsensors and sensor architectures.

• Leadprojects to improveexisting modeling and simulation toolson an ongoing basis.

• Developnovel simulation approaches,computertoolsand simulations to support analyses of interdisciplinary support teams.

What You Need to be Successful

MinimumRequirementsfor theSenior Member of Technical Staff-Modeling & Simulation and Signal & Image Process Engineering:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or related discipline.

• A minimum of3+years ofapplicable professional experienceleadingtechnicalteamsandcoordinating complexmodelingandanalysistasks.

• Demonstrated strengthand experiencein modeling, simulation, and analysis of space systems.

• Willingness tooccasionally travel and/or work off-business hours to support customer needs,approximately5-10% (asrequired).

• This position requires a current and active TS/SCI clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship isrequiredto obtain a security clearance

In addition to the above, theminimumrequirementsfor the Engineering Specialist -Modeling & Simulation and Signal & Image Process Engineeringinclude:

• A minimum of6+years of applicable professional experience leading technical teams and coordinating complex modeling and analysis tasks.

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Master's or PhD degree in related STEM discipline.

• Expert level programming skills in languages such as C, C++, Python, FORTRAN

• Familiarity with tools such as Bitbucket, GitHub, JIRA, Confluence

• Current, active TS/SCI or SAP clearance.

• Leadership experience in a customer-facing organization.

• Knowledge of government space mission architectures and mission-effects chains involving multi-target tracking architectures.

• Demonstrated strength in architecture and sensor-level simulations and evaluation, mission performance assessments with emphasis in multi-target tracking, detection, and estimation.

• Experience collaborating in major MS&A initiatives across other FFRDCs, government entities, UARCs, SETAs and/or industry.

• Financial and business acumen through program / business unit leadership.

• The ability to communicate effectively with management, program offices, customers, contractors, and colleagues is essential.

• Experienceleadingtechnical teams,and mentoring junior staff

• Experience inidentifying, prioritizing, and resolving technical issues.