Counter-Countermeasure and Threat Discrimination Analyst

About the role

Provide engineering and technical analysis expertise to support the development of new missile defense capabilities for the countermeasure mitigation, discrimination, and identification of lethal objects, and electronic protection.

Responsibilities

• Technical analysis and support for a team which provides technical analysis, management, and general scientific support for services and products for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Counter-Countermeasures and Discrimination Directorate.
• Develop and formulate options for improving capabilities for countermeasure mitigations, discrimination of objects, and electronic protection of missile defense systems.
• Conduct multi-discipline and multi-functional technical analysis as well as development of trade studies, risk analysis, and mitigation efforts.
• Technical system performance assessments, contingencies, and implementation planning.
• Experience in at least one of these areas: physics of radar operations and theory; electromagnetic propagation; electronic warfare; or electronic protection.

Requirements

• Required MS/MA degree and 12+ years of experience or a BS/BA with 20+ years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a MS/MA degree.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience in analysis of IR/RF signatures, analysis and development of electromagnetic countermeasures and electronic protection, and other physics and statistics-based analytical efforts.
• Knowledge of missile defense fundamentals, primarily discrimination and object classification.
• Experience in technical system performance assessments, contingencies, and implementation planning.
• Must have experience in at least one of these areas: physics of radar operations and theory; electromagnetic propagation; electronic warfare; or electronic protection.

Qualifications

• Desired Active TS clearance with SCI access.
• MDA experience.
• Degree in a STEM or technical specialty.
• Experience working in special access programs.