About this role
Role Overview
- Support the Missile Defense Agency's Architecture Design & Development (MDA/CAL) office working to develop future Missile Defense architectures addressing ballistic and hypersonic missile threats
- Develop and coordinate comprehensive missile defense courses of action (COA) for future architectures to defeat evolving threats.
- Prepare and deliver briefings in support of requirements packages.
- Assist with identifying, defining, and prioritizing missile defense architecture gaps, challenges, needs, opportunities, and potential system mitigations.
- Develop missile defense Blue Force and Red Force laydowns as well as intel-informed raid scenarios using a pacing threat set.
- Develop measures of effectiveness and architecture needs statements and coordinate iterative analysis on these architectures.
- Analyze and document performance of architecture options and future concepts implemented in these scenarios.
- Assist in the development of top-level architecture needs documentation to support requirements development as well as the acquisition of new capabilities and prototypes.
- Develop and review technical memorandums, white papers, and briefings supporting findings and conclusions of analyses.
- Support working groups and technical interchange meetings to coordinate across the community.
Requirements
- Master's degree in a STEM-related field
- Minimum of 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD programs/projects
- Active Secret clearance
- Possess detailed knowledge of the Missile Defense System including Command-and-Control networks
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, & PowerPoint)
- Able to work independently and/or lead teams to analyze and resolve problems
- Able to plan and execute projects involving prime contractors, other MDA offices, and FFRDC/UARC partners.
- Capable of supporting the evaluation of future architecture elements and technology enablers that support ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missile defense.
Benefits
- Competitive Wages*
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Generous company-funded Basic Life Insurance
- Company-funded Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Dependent Care and Medical Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match and 100% immediate vesting
- Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing training, continuing education, or advanced degree programs
- Robust Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Spot Awards for Exemplary Individual Performance
- Discretionary performance-based bonuses
- And many more!