Join a missile defense targets team supporting a government flight test program. You will develop and validate solid fuel debris models, run pre- and post-flight trajectory analysis, and deploy on site to support flight test missions.

What You Will Do

• Develop, integrate, analyze and document target analysis products before and after every flight test

• Plan test activities and recommend team assignments for mission support

• Help build notional target vehicle trajectories, flight scenarios and debris scenes

• Travel to test missions and turn out the quick-look brief, launch time and Best Estimated Trajectory (BET) for each target within 24 hours

• Support target development and test planning reviews (System Readiness, PDR, CDR, Target and Test Readiness) with analysis and recommendations

• Write technical reports and briefings on flight test targets

Required Qualifications

• 20+ years with a Bachelor's degree, or 12+ years with a Master's degree

• Two or more of: geodesy, RF sensor exploitation, EO/IR sensor exploitation, trajectory or kinematic simulation

• Strong communication skills, working well alone and on a team

• Interim security clearance

• Onsite in Huntsville, AL

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering or physics degree (B.S. or M.S.)

• An active clearance

• Leading sub-teams or working independently to analyze and resolve problems

• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

• MATLAB and TAOS

• STK

• Hypersonic weapons, missiles, targets or missile defense systems