2026 PhD Graduate - Systems Engineer/Analyst - Multi-Mission Planning Development
Johns Hopkins APL · Laurel, MD · Electrical Engineering
About this role
Johns Hopkins APL is hiring a junior-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Laurel, MD. The posting calls out experience with Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C. Listed education preference: a Ph.D. or equivalent.
- Role
- Systems Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- junior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Laurel, MD
- Education
- Ph.D. preferred
- Department
- Electrical Engineering
- Posted
- Nov 26, 2025
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Job description
from Johns Hopkins APL careersAre you passionate about applying your PhD to tackle the difficult challenges facing our warfighters such as Achieving Robust Homeland Defense, Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities in INDOPACOM, Operationalizing Space Forces and Operationalizing Artificial Intelligence?
Are you interested in applying your PhD to help our warfighters create dominant decisive advantages by revolutionizing the art of designing defenses in direct support of overcoming those challenges?
Would you like to make critical contributions to the development, prototyping and transition of military mission planning tools and solutions to U.S. warfighters in the Armed Services?
In A5C, we develop and deliver highly capable mission planning tools into the hands of the warfighter so they can configure/optimize fielded military systems for maximum performance across multiple simultaneous air and missile defense missions, multiple services, and multiple command echelon planning levels.
If you are graduating with a PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or Mathematics AND want to work in an excellent team-oriented environment, then we’d love to have you join our team!
We are seeking an enthusiastic team player willing to take on challenging assignments and willing to learn about the complexity of placing and configuring military systems.
As a member of our team...
- Your primary responsibility will be to lead and conduct critical engineering activities that will drive the development of multi-mission and multi-service planning capabilities.