Missile Tracking Systems Engineer

General Dynamics

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Scottsdale, AZChantilly, VAHuntsville, ALSan Jose, CAGrand Forks, ND
Salary
$118,519–$128,241 / yr
Posted
42 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $169k
This role $123k
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This role pays less than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $144,375–$193,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $123k versus about $169k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Missile Tracking Systems Engineer

Missile Tracking Systems Engineer (Space Force) serves as a key member of a cross-functional team within the Ground, Management and Integration program. The role involves developing and deploying ground operational systems for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. Daily responsibilities include performing systems engineering to decompose requirements into architecture and interface designs, managing situational awareness of satellites and payloads, and analyzing and fusing missile tracking data provided by satellites for rapid dissemination. The position requires expertise in algorithm development and tuning for specific mission parameters, as well as potential applications for AI to drive innovation. Technical competencies include sensor fusion techniques, cloud technologies, and image processing. This role addresses the critical challenge of providing infrastructure management, integration, testing, and maintenance for ground entry points and operations centers to support missile tracking capabilities.

What you'll do

  • Decompose requirements into architecture, internal/external interfaces, and system design behaviors.
  • Schedule and maintain situational awareness of satellite and payload capabilities to track missiles.
  • Analyze and fuse missile tracking data from satellites for rapid processing and dissemination.
  • Identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.
  • Develop and tune algorithms to solve complex problems based on specific mission parameters.
  • Manage the evolution, integration, testing, and maintenance of ground entry points and operations centers.
  • Support infrastructure management including system engineering and site support for ground systems.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Must possess a Top Secret security clearance with Polygraph eligibility at the time of hire.
  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics field.
  • 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
  • Agile experience (preferred).
  • Experience designing and developing systems to solve complex problems using algorithms (preferred).
  • Recent algorithm development and tuning for specific mission parameters (preferred).
  • Experience with missile tracking systems, sensor fusion, cloud technologies, or image processing (preferred).

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