2026 Graduate - Advanced Kinetic Weapons Engineer

Job description

Are you a dedicated problem-solver who is curious about algorithms for guided air vehicles?  Are you interested in simulating highly complex physics problems and applying advanced data science to understand the results?  Would you like to learn about the newest and most innovative missile defense technologies?  If so, we want you to join our team and help us evaluate and advance new technologies that protect our nation!

The Weapon Systems Engineering group is seeking a technical professional to help us address complex engineering challenges for advanced missile defense systems. We are a team of experts whose goals are to conceive and assess real-world missile systems, perform laboratory / field testing, conduct in-depth analysis of post-processed data, and present findings to sponsors and the war-fighter. 

As an Advanced Kinetic Weapons Engineer:

• Your primary responsibility will be to generate and analyze simulated guided missile data through the use of high-fidelity and mixed-fidelity simulations and statistical analysis tools.
• You will evaluate the performance of various existing and future interceptor systems, examining EO/IR and RF seeker operations, guidance and control performance, fire control sensor handover processes, missile proximity fuzing, and warhead efficacy.
• Verify and validate simulations against requirements and real world data to obtain formal accreditation.
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