General Overview

APEX TK is looking for an amazingly talented Systems Engineer to join our team! In this role you will provide engineering support to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Products Support team, with a focus on requirements, modeling, and simulation (M&S), and V&V activities in support of missile defense framework and Core Truth Model (CTM) development.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop and review missile defense system requirements for framework and CTM development
• Develop and review verification and validation plans for CTM development and coordination with the accrediting organization
• Draft and review technical documents
• Coordinate system engineering life cycle products and activities with both internal and external stakeholders to include prime developers and the Missile System elements
• Support trouble shooting and develop solutions for framework and CTM observations in support of MDA's ground test and flight test programs
• Interact between the government and prime developer in support of MDA's ground test and flight test programs
• Analyze the integration of systems engineering processes and methodologies to ensure effectiveness of work

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• BS degree in STEM field
• 7+ years of related professional experience
• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain a TS clearance
• Experience with Agile and SAFe software development principles
• Experience with M&S requirements development
• Experience with M&S development
• Experience with M&S verification and validation
• Ability to work with a diverse team of engineers (geographically diverse) of different perspectives, skillsets, and backgrounds
• Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas to non-technical trained people

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience working with the missile defense system and the Missile Defense Agency
• Practical experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and other languages typically used for system modeling (i.e. DoD Architecture framework and UML)
• Ability to work with a diverse team of engineers (geographically diverse) of different perspectives, skillsets, and backgrounds
• Exposure to MDA test events and activities supported by M&S products and services
• Experience with analysis, test, and systems engineering of M&S for one or more elements of the MDS (i.e. Patriot, THAAD, GMD, Sensors, or C2)