Mission Modeling and Simulation, Lead

Roles and Responsibilities

• Translate mission objectives, operational scenarios, constraints, and stakeholder questions into measurable modeling and simulation requirements.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain mission-level, system-of-systems, and operational models representing platforms, networks, threats, environments, logistics, and human decision-making.
• Design and execute simulation experiments, trade studies, Monte Carlo analyses, and sensitivity assessments to evaluate concepts, architectures, technologies, and capability alternatives.
• Verify and validate models, document assumptions and limitations, manage configuration and data traceability, and ensure results are credible for their intended use.
• Analyze and communicate simulation results through reports, dashboards, visualizations, and briefings that inform requirements, test planning, acquisition priorities, and mission decisions.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience in a relevant field such as Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Experience supporting defense, aerospace, intelligence, national security, or other mission-critical technical programs.
• Experience with operational analysis tools such as but not limited to AFSIM, STK, ITASE, NGTS, STORM, etc.
• Demonstrated proficiency in programming languages and applications such as C/C++, Java, Julia, Python, MATLAB, or Mathematica.
• Experience with developing and debugging physics-based modeling and simulation tools to address research questions.
• Experience in conducting quantitative analysis of complex, operational scenarios, system dependencies, system of systems interactions, or capability gaps.
• Experience developing or supporting at least several of the following: mission threads, operational scenarios, vignettes, CONOPS, use cases, functional flows, system architectures, interface concepts, requirements, measures and metrics, run matrices, trade studies, or analysis reports.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams that may include operators, engineers, software developers, modelers, data scientists, test personnel, subject matter experts, and government customers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree and 6 years of experience in Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading mission engineering workstreams or small technical teams.
• Experience supporting Joint, Service, Combatant Command, acquisition, science and technology, prototyping, test, or experimentation organizations.
• Experience developing mission architectures that connect operational mission outcomes to system-level functions, capabilities, interfaces, dependencies, and performance parameters.
• Experience defining and applying MOSs, MOEs, MOPs, key performance parameters, operational measures, technical measures, and mission outcome metrics.
• Experience conducting tradespace analysis, gap analysis, sensitivity analysis, capability assessments, portfolio assessments, campaign analysis, operational analysis, or system of systems performance analysis.
• Experience with live, virtual, and constructive experimentation; test event planning; wargaming; red/blue/green force representations; operational scenario development; or data collection in operationally relevant venues.
• Experience evaluating kinetic and non-kinetic mission operations, including one or more of the following domains: air, maritime, land, space, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum operations, communications, command and control, fires, logistics, ISR, autonomy, or integrated air and missile defense.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI.