Missile Defense System Mission Engineer/Analyst, Mid-Level at Simulation Technologies Inc. (SimTech) in Huntsville, AL, USA

Job description

• SimTech, Inc., recognized as one of the 2026 Best Places for Working Parents, is seeking a Missile Defense System Mission Engineer/Analyst, Mid-Level, to join our dynamic and diverse team in Huntsville, AL.
• SimTech offers a market leading compensation package with excellent benefits, work/life balance, outstanding retirement plan, career advancement and much more.
• This role will perform engineering and mission-level analysis to assess and improve missile defense system performance across the full kill chain, including sensors, command and control, communications, and weapon systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering and mission‑level analysis of missile defense capabilities and system performance.
• Support end‑to‑end kill‑chain analysis across sensors, tracking, C2, communications, fire control, and weapon systems.
• Evaluate missile defense problems from sensor, C2BMC, and fires perspectives to understand impacts across the broader MDS.
• Analyze simulation, test, and system data to identify performance trends, limitations, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and evaluate alternative approaches to improve kill‑chain performance, resilience, and mission effectiveness.
• Support modeling, simulation, experimentation, and test activities involving current and future missile defense capabilities.
• Work across technical disciplines to investigate complex system and system‑of‑systems problems.
• Develop and communicate technical findings and recommendations to Government customers and engineering stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills applied in professional settings.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team‑focused environment.
• Experience using MATLAB.
• Experience supporting missile defense, integrated air & missile defense, or other complex defense systems.
• Familiarity with MDA and the Missile Defense System (MDS).
• Technical experience in radar/sensors/tracking, C2BMC, fire control/weapons, modeling & simulation, mission analysis, or test & evaluation.
• Experience with system‑of‑systems, kill‑chain, or engagement‑level analysis.
• Experience using Python or similar engineering/data‑analysis tools.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and technical communication skills.
• Experience with data governance, metadata, and data‑quality processes.
• Experience with cloud technology, CI/CD, machine learning, AI, DevSecOps controls, or microservice/service‑mesh architectures.
• Travel up to 10%, required.
• U.S. Citizenship with an active Secret security clearance and the ability to maintain the designated clearance level.

Skills

Required

• MATLAB