Senior Performance Analysis Engineer — Ground-based Missile Defense

Requisition #: TLS-26-040 | Clearance: Active DoD Secret (US citizenship required) | Level: Sr. | Experience: 7+ years | Education: Bachelor's (4-yr) | Work site: Redstone Arsenal – Huntsville, AL (on-site)

What you'll do:

• Develop and maintain MATLAB, Python, and C++ analysis tools to support medium-fidelity modeling, simulation, and performance assessments of the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) and Next Generation Interceptor (NGI)

• Develop, execute, and analyze modeling and simulation (M&S) environments to evaluate interceptor performance across a variety of engagement scenarios and mission conditions

• Perform quick-response analysis in support of the In-Flight Interceptor Communication System Data Terminal (IDT), including kinematic battlespace assessments and other time-sensitive analyses

• Conduct interceptor performance analysis to evaluate system capabilities, identify performance trends and limitations, and support technical assessments and decision-making

• Support the development and enhancement of future interceptor analysis capabilities, methodologies, models, simulations, and analytical tools

• Analyze and interpret simulation results to assess system performance and provide technically sound conclusions and recommendations

• Develop and deliver technical briefings to communicate analysis methodologies, assumptions, results, and conclusions to engineering teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to address emerging analysis needs and support current and future missile-defense capabilities

Required qualifications:

• Active security clearance (Secret or above)

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 7+ years of relevant experience

• Demonstrated experience supporting MDA GMD programs

• Proficiency in MATLAB, including model development, data analysis, and visualization

• Advanced proficiency with Python, including scientific computing libraries (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Matplotlib)

• Experience evaluating missile-defense engagement performance, interceptor effectiveness, mission performance, or system operational capability

• Strong understanding of statistical analysis, numerical methods, optimization techniques, and simulation-based performance assessment

• Experience interpreting simulation outputs and translating analytical findings into actionable engineering recommendations

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting technical analyses to government customers and senior leadership

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience supporting MDA element- or system-level performance assessments

• Radar analysis experience

• Strong analytical background and self-starting technical problem solver

• Experience integrating AI/ML into analytical processes