Operations Analysis Simulations Engineer LV 2/3 (CA or FL)

Description

The company is the company's Aeronautics Systems business, and this opening sits in the Systems Engineering organization.

The role is based in El Segundo, CA or Melbourne, FL.

The work centers on military systems modeling and simulation, threat system analysis, system survivability analysis, and mission performance and effectiveness analysis.

The role can be filled at Engineer or Principal Engineer level, depending on your qualifications.

The team is friendly and collaborative, and it suits self-directed people.

Responsibilities

• Build models, run simulations, and analyze results to support program development, execution, and related research and development.
• Help the lead assess new requirements and evaluate advanced air vehicle concepts and technologies.
• Support mission engineering by trading system performance against cost and mission requirements for new systems and architectures.
• Write mission-relevant scenarios and assess how well existing and emerging capabilities perform in the threat environment.
• Work across engineering disciplines and technology areas to bring capabilities together.

Requirements

• LV2: a Bachelor of Science in a STEM field plus 2 years of experience, or a Master of Science in a STEM field.
• LV3: a Bachelor of Science in a STEM field plus 5 years of experience, or a Master of Science in a STEM field plus 3 years of experience, or a PhD in a STEM field plus 1 year of experience.
• An active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or current enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• The ability to obtain and keep a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a timeframe set by business needs.
• Preferred: familiarity with advanced air and space assets and their technologies, including low observables, electronic warfare, radar modeling and analysis, RF/IR/EO/acoustic modeling and analysis, survivability analysis, countermeasures, operations, sensor payloads, and ground stations.
• Preferred: the ability to work alone and within a team in a quick-moving setting, and to brief technical approach and status to senior management.
• Preferred: experience with Linux and/or Unix-based development.
• Preferred: knowledge of radar principles, including signal processing, target acquisition, target tracking, resource management, discrimination, and battle manager interfaces.
• Preferred: experience with air vehicle sensors (RF, EO/IR, radar, ESM, SAR, and similar), data processing and fusion, data links, navigation, or vehicle control.
• Preferred: experience with MATLAB, Python, C, C/C++, or other advanced programming languages.
• Preferred: familiarity with USAF modeling and simulation tools such as AFSIM, Suppressor, ESAMS, STK, or other engagement or mission-level models.

Conditions

Relocation assistance may be available.

Top Secret clearance is required before the start date.

Travel is 10% of the time.

Work arrangements are flexible, and the schedule is 9/80 with every other Friday off.

Primary level base pay ranges from $79,300.00 to $137,600.00, and Secondary level base pay ranges from $98,400.00 to $171,000.00.

These ranges are guidelines. Base salary depends on factors such as the scope of the role and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and the current market.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, but it may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let you share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation or personal business.
• Learning opportunities and exposure to a wide range of projects and customers.