Sentinel - Sr Principal Post Flight Analysis Systems Engineer - 20147

Description

The company's defense systems group is hiring a senior principal systems engineer for post-flight analysis within its modeling, simulation and analysis group. The role is based in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.

The company works across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace, and its team focuses on practical answers to large real-world problems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the tools used for analysis after flights, and carry out that analysis.
• Define requirements for new analysis tools.
• Modify existing MATLAB and C++ analysis tools as needed.
• Rebuild legacy Fortran tools as modern tools.
• Analyze flight test data, including best estimate of trajectory generation, GPS signal processing and refinement, and reentry vehicle accuracy.
• Assess system performance and handle requirements analysis, verification and validation, design, development and integration.
• Write technical reports and present analysis results.
• Work with internal and external customers.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field plus 8 years of related experience, a master's degree plus 6 years, or a PhD plus 4 years.
• Knowledge of one or more of: reentry vehicle performance analysis, orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, aerodynamics, statistical mathematics, flight control, guidance and navigation.
• Familiarity with one or more of MATLAB, Fortran and C++.
• US citizen holding an active DoD Secret clearance at the time of application, with the investigation completed within the last 6 years.
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance within a period the company considers reasonable for its business needs.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a period the company considers reasonable for its business needs.
• Experience with one or more of C++, Python and MATLAB.
• Systems engineering experience, including requirements management and verification and validation.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, including development tools.
• 2+ years of experience in modeling, simulation and analysis.
• Preferred: knowledge of one or more of ICBM flight dynamics, targeting, orbital mechanics, reentry dynamics and object-oriented programming (OOP).
• Preferred: experience with version control software similar to Git.
• Preferred: experience with software documentation, testing (unit or functional), or verification and validation (V&V).
• Preferred: demonstrated understanding of functional requirement development, requirements analysis, functional analysis, trades and architecture definition.
• Preferred: demonstrated ability to gather input from internal and external stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate complex results to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Preferred: experience with reentry vehicles and telemetry.
• Preferred: 1+ years of experience in post-flight ICBM accuracy analysis.

Conditions

Full-time position based in Roy, UT.

Standard 9/80 schedule: nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, with every other Friday off.

Travel about 10% of the time.

Secret clearance required to start.

Relocation assistance may be available for the selected candidate.

Base salary range is $122,800.00 to $184,200.00, set by scope, experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 401k savings plan.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Educational assistance.
• Employee assistance programs and work/life solutions.
• Paid time off for vacation and personal business, plus company paid holidays.
• Health and wellness resources.
• Employee discounts.
• Depending on the position: overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus, plus annual bonuses that reward individual work and company results.
• Long Term Incentives for Vice President or Director roles.