Senior Engineer MDS Architecture Design - Avion Solutions, Inc.
Huntsville, AL 35805
About the Job
Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, seeks candidates for a Senior Engineer MDS Architecture Design to support the Missile Defense Agency. This position is based in Huntsville, AL.
Job Responsibilities/Duties:
- Define and evaluate the Missile Defense System Trade capability space envelope, architectural performance metrics, and other high-level performance metrics as applicable.
- Scopes, executes and documents the results of Missile Defense System architecture trade studies as a member of the MDA Architecture Trades Group.
- Knowledgeable in C2BMC regarding how it fits in the Command and Control network
- Experience working with Electronic Attack and Electronic Protection.
- Supports the development of Initial Requirements Documents, Architecture Requirements Packages, and other systems engineering artifacts related to the Missile Defense System, as applicable.
- Supports the development of alternative architecture concepts addressing projected capability gaps, real-world threats, and intelligence community threat estimates.
- Supports activities of the MDA/CA M&S Working Group; provides, develops and delivers briefings addressing applicable trade study efforts; provides comment and review to work products produced by other Working Group members.
- Engages with FFDRCs, UARCs, National Labs, and Service Labs to develop and apply Missile Defense System-level and Element-level M&S tools to assess top-level functional capabilities and performance trade space.
- Supports Architecture Trade Studies Division Chief in scoping and defining trade study methodologies, measures, and deliverables.
- Supports activities of the Architecture Working Group; provides, develops, and delivers briefings addressing applicable trade study efforts; provides comment and review to work products developed by other Working Group members.
- Coordinates trade study-related activities and work products with teammates across the Architecture Design Directorate (MDA/CAD) and external MDA stakeholders as applicable.
Required Experience:
- Master's degree in STEM and 12+ years of relevant experience.
- Working knowledge of Electronic Attack and Electronic Protection.
- Detailed knowledge of the Missile Defense System including Command and Control networks specifically C2BMC and LINK 16.
- Able to accomplish the duties by working with minimal guidance.
- Must be a US Citizen and have/able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
- Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time. US travel only.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Knowledge of Hypersonic weapons and their capabilities and limitations
- Proficient in the Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point) Emphasis on Power Point
Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin or any other reason prohibited by law.