Space Force Traffic Modeling System Engineer for Missile Tracking (Sign-On Bonus Available)

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field. Also requires 10+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 8 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Department of Defense TS/SCI clearance required at time of hire. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a Polygraph within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

As a Missile Tracking Systems Engineer for the US Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) Ground, Management and Integration (GMI) program, you will be a key member of a cross-functional team responsible for developing and deploying state-of-the-art ground operational systems for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). You will be part of an elite team providing the evolution, expansion, integration, testing and maintenance of the ground entry points, operations centers, enterprise test and checkout capabilities and infrastructure management, including all development, systems engineering, integration, testing, maintenance, and site support.

For more information about the GDMS SDA GMI program, please go to: General Dynamics Awarded Design and Development Contract for Space Development Agency's Ground, Management and Integration Program - General Dynamics Mission Systems

Key Responsibilities:

• Systems engineering that includes decomposing requirements into modeling of the traffic data flow from a satellite constellation to the ground network

• Pre-planned or ad-hoc scheduling and satellite services to track missiles

• Analysis of missile tracking data to validate the traffic model

Technical Skills Required:

• Minimum of 15+ years of recent modeling of communication data, preferably using satellite constellations and ground networks

• Minimum of 10+ years of recent Satellite to Ground RF communication protocol experience, end to end packet prioritization and routing, or traffic modeling experience

Bonus Skills You Might Bring:

• Recent experience with programming languages such as MATLAB, Java, Python

• Recent experience with simulation and modeling analysis tools such as Ansys STK

• Recent experience with System/Software design for cloud-based microservice architecture

• Experience with image processing (collection, handling, storing, and analysis)

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.

• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation's security

• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)

• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more

• See more atgdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits
• Remote employees will be required to travel up to 25% of the time.

Target salary range: USD $183,371.00/Yr. - USD $203,428.00/Yr. This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans