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September 16, 2026

Senior Systems Engineer for Threat Discrimination

Senior

Huntsville, AL

Quick Facts

  • Role: Senior Systems Engineer for Threat Discrimination

  • Focus: Missile defense threat discrimination and electronic protection capabilities

Description

Support the Missile Defense Agency in developing new missile defense system capabilities for identifying lethal objects. Work within a multi-discipline, multi-source/industry team to provide systems technical analysis expertise and support. Develop options to improve discrimination and electronic protection capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Provide systems technical analysis, management, and scientific support to MDA’s Counter- Countermeasures and Discrimination Directorate

  • Develop and formulate options to improve missile defense system discrimination and electronic protection capabilities

  • Support system engineering analysis and process management activities

  • Conduct technical performance assessments and develop risk analysis and mitigation

  • Develop electronic attack/protection modeling to support analysis and requirements

  • Create technology maturation plans to transfer potential technologies to program offices

Requirements

  • Master’s Degree in a STEM field

  • 12+ years of related professional experience

  • Active DoD Secret clearance

  • Ability to quickly qualify for an Active Top Secret/SCI clearance

  • Expertise in radar signal processing, scheduling, object classification, and electronic protection

  • Experience in systems engineering analysis and process management (engineering requirements, concepts of operations, integrated schedules)

  • Experience conducting technical performance assessments and risk analysis/mitigation development

  • Experience in electronic attack/protection modeling for analysis and requirements development

  • Experience developing technology maturation plans for technology transition

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage

  • 401K with company matching

  • 9/80 work schedule

  • Paid holiday shutdown

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