Traffic Modeling System Engineer for Missile Tracking

General Dynamics

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Scottsdale, AZChantilly, VAHuntsville, ALSan Jose, CAGrand Forks, ND
Salary: $118,519–$128,241 / yr
Posted: 87 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · Traffic Modeling System Engineer for Missile Tracking

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The Traffic Modeling System Engineer for Missile Tracking (Space Force) joins a cross-functional team to develop ground operational systems for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. This role involves designing traffic data models for the Space Development Agency Ground, Management and Integration program. Key responsibilities include decomposing requirements to model traffic data flow from satellite constellations to ground networks, scheduling satellite services for missile tracking, and analyzing tracking data to validate models. The position requires expertise in satellite to ground RF communication protocols, end-to-end packet prioritization, routing, and traffic modeling. Candidates should possess skills in sensor fusion, cloud technologies, and image processing. The work focuses on the technical challenge of integrating and maintaining ground entry points and infrastructure to support critical missile tracking operations.

Skills

Systems Engineering Traffic Modeling Packet Prioritization Routing Sensor Fusion Image Processing AI Agile

What you'll do

Decompose requirements into models of traffic data flow from satellite constellations to ground networks.
Schedule pre-planned and ad-hoc satellite services to track missiles.
Analyze missile tracking data to validate the accuracy of the traffic model.
Identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous system improvement and innovation.
Develop and deploy ground operational systems for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Perform systems engineering for the evolution, integration, and testing of ground entry points.
Manage infrastructure including enterprise test capabilities and site support.

What we're looking for

Must have a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related Science, Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics field.
Must have 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
Must possess a Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance with polygraph eligibility at time of hire.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Agile experience (preferred).
Recent modeling of communication data using satellite constellations and ground networks (preferred).
Recent Satellite to Ground RF communication protocol experience, end-to-end packet prioritization, or traffic modeling experience (preferred).
Recent experience with missile tracking systems design, sensor fusion, cloud technologies, or image processing (preferred).

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