Principal Application Engineer - Missile Defense

We are seeking a highly experienced engineering professional with a passion for advancing technology in aerospace and defense. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing high-fidelity modeling and simulation environments for air and missile defense systems, as well as modeling threat trajectories and associated signature behaviors across multiple sensing modalities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in modeling threat trajectories, sensing environments and phenomenology, and generating datasets for AI/ML training.

Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related field
• Proficiency in MATLAB or Python scripting for modeling and interfacing with DoD systems
• Extensive experience in air and missile defense systems and related sensor architectures
• Deep understanding of sensor phenomenology and signature modeling, including RF and IR signatures
• Experience with real-world radar or EO/IR systems and data, to include threat systems
• Experience modeling radar sensing environments, including knowledge of radar bands (e.g., X-band) and their implications for target detection and characterization
• Experience with Systems Tool Kit (STK) and Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration and Modeling (AFSIM)
• Familiarity with track fusion, discrimination algorithms, and battle management concepts within missile defense architectures
• Experience generating synthetic datasets for AI/ML training
• Understanding of machine learning data preparation and bias mitigation for sensor and target recognition applications
• Understanding of missile flight dynamics, including staging events and trajectory behaviors that impact sensor observables
• Active government security clearance, TS/SCI

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Equity
• Other discretionary bonuses
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Wellness benefits
• Financial benefits