Overview

Lead Threat Engineer

Location: Columbia, Maryland

Job Status: Full Time

Clearance: Secret 

 

System Engineering Group (SEG) is seeking a Lead Threat Engineer to technically lead and oversee projects for US Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) programs.  Position is located in Columbia, MD.

 

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Lead major engineering projectsDevelop a technical path forward and oversee development by engineering staffEnsure projects are executed accurately, on time, and on budgetProvide cross-coordination between multiple engineering disciplines (e.g., trajectory, RF, CAD, Design, etc.) and software teams to define tasking and develop consistent productsProvide oversight, direction, and review for all products, documentation, and briefing materialLead internal and external milestone reviews for the project/customerDirectly contribute to technical project development as requiredWork with program management to ensure requirements are mapped to the appropriate technical group for the current funded efforts and a V&V plan is in placeProvide input to the SEG technical roadmapIdentify new capability development areas for the engineering directorate to improve support of customer needs and coordinate efforts with technical branchesEnsure SEG engineering vision, standards and philosophy are applied to all development effortsTravel anticipated at 5 percent of time or less

Required Qualifications

Must have or be able to obtain DoD security clearance at the Secret level.  Must be able to maintain the required clearance.  Eligibility for cleared access in this instance requires US citizenship.BS Degree: Systems Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Math or similar STEM degree7+ years of total work experience3+ years of experience in model and simulation development3+ years of experience leading projects and teamsExcellent written and oral communicationExperience developing and presenting briefing material

Preferred Qualifications

Active or current DoD security clearance at Secret level or above.MS degree in relevant discipline listed above10+ years of total work experienceDemonstrated experience working with government (Navy and MDA) and DoD contractors in a digital development environmentFamiliarity with threat engineering including the digital design and characterization of threat missile systems from a trajectory, RF signature, IR signatures, CAD, phenomenology, EA/EP perspectiveFamiliarity with project tracking software such MS project, Jira, Confluence, etc.Knowledge of aerospace /defense systems technology domains