What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quick Reaction Team Senior Missile Defense Engineer position at APEX TK LLC?
Apex TK is looking for a talented Missile Defense Agency Quick Reaction Team Senior Missile Defense Engineer to join our team! In this role you will provide technical analysis for the MDA Director for Engineering.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Conduct studies, analyses, and document reviews including quick response taskings, special studies, and joint studies with external partners.
- Conduct performance modeling and assist with analyzing strategic and regional missions against potential future adversaries, and provide assessments including launch area denied and raid capacity.
- Assist with developing analysis reports and products including defended area maps, probability of engagement success, raid capacity plots, and depth of fire plots.
- Review technical products to ensure technical accuracy consistency throughout the Agency.
- Conduct analyses to find causes of technical discrepancies in MDS technical performance, and benchmark information.
- Conduct analyses and comparative trade studies. This includes developing tools and preparing assessments, analyses, inquiry responses, recommendations, papers, briefings, and reports.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Master’s degree in a STEM field and 12 years' experience on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program or project
- Active Secret clearance or higher
- Ability to work independently to analyze and solve problems
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Previous MDA experience
- Knowledge of MDA systems engineering processes
- Knowledge of ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missile defense fundamentals
- Experience and confidence in interacting with senior technical leadership
- Experience in or the ability to quickly qualify for access to Special Access Programs (SAP)
