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Role Description

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).

• Provide evolution, expansion, integration, testing, and maintenance of ground entry points, operations centers, enterprise test and checkout capabilities, and infrastructure management.
• Involve in all development, systems engineering, integration, testing, maintenance, and site support.

Qualifications

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

Requirements

• Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a TOP SECRET with Polygraph eligibility is required at time of hire.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to the nature of work performed within our facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Systems engineering that includes decomposing requirements into architecture, internal and external interfaces, and system design behaviors.
• Pre-planned or ad-hoc scheduling and situational awareness of satellites and payloads capabilities to track missiles.
• Analysis and fusion of missile tracking data provided by satellite to the ground for processing and rapidly providing and disseminating the information.

Technical Skills

• Prefer 15+ years of recent designing and developing systems that can solve complex problems using algorithms.
• Prefer 10+ years of recent algorithm development and tuning for specific mission parameters.

Bonus Skills You Might Bring

• Recent experience with missile tracking systems design and architecture, and sensor fusion techniques.
• Recent experience designing logic, assessing and scheduling satellite services to track missiles.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and their application in system design and deployment.
• Experience with image processing (collection, handling, storing, and analysis).

Benefits

• 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.

Salary Note

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.

• Combined Salary Range: USD $183,371.00 - USD $203,428.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

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.
• 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.
• Enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded.