Senior Mission Engineer & Analyst

About the role

The Mission Engineering Group of the Force Projection Sector at JHU/APL is seeking a Senior Engineer / Analyst to help lead the technical vision, architecture, and implementation of mission-centered, model-based capabilities that advance augmented human decision making.

Responsibilities

• Analyze operational concepts and mission threads, and design mission architectures that connect warfighter needs to mission outcomes.
• Closely work with APL leadership, government mission stakeholders, and partner organizations to translate mission and user needs into actionable system and model requirements and mission-relevant solutions.
• Lead and contribute to multi-disciplinary teams that develop modeling, simulation, and analytical methods and tools, help shape system and mission architectures, and connect those architectures to analysis models (e.g., AFSIM).
• Plan, execute, and analyze field tests and experiments, and identify and manage technical risks and technical debt to drive continuous improvement of systems, models, and engineering processes.
• Document and present results through clear, compelling reports and presentations to managers, sponsors, and technical forums, while providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or a related technical field.
• At least seven years of relevant experience in defense, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, targeting, or related mission domains, including working with operational users and in classified environments.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: decision science, digital engineering, statistical analysis, mathematical optimization, pattern recognition, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
• Experience performing systems engineering in the design, development, and/or evaluation of complex systems or systems-of-systems.
• Familiarity with the mission engineering process and ability to develop mission architectures that connect operational needs to system capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully apply educational and professional background to real-world engineering problems and work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience leading mission engineering efforts that span multiple disciplines described in the Mission Engineering process.
• Recognition as a technical authority and collaborative leader, and motivation to influence technical strategy, engineering culture, and best practices across the Mission Engineering Group.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to wide-ranging audiences.
• Highly creative, self-starter, and interested in novel, mission-driven challenges.
• Willingness and ability to periodically travel to and work at military facilities.
• Able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a TS/SCI level clearance.