Traffic Modeling System Engineer for Missile Tracking (Space Force)

Basic Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field. Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Department of Defense TOP SECRET security clearance with the ability to obtain a TOP SECRET with Polygraph eligibility is required at time of hire. Applicants selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems is currently seeking a Traffic Modeling System Engineer for Missile Tracking out of our Scottsdale, AZ location.

Responsibilities for this Position

As a Traffic Modeling System Engineer for Missile Tracking designing Traffic Data Models for the US Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) Ground, Management and Integration (GMI) program, you will be a key member of a cross-functional team responsible for developing and deploying state-of-the-art ground operational systems for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). You will be part of an elite team providing the evolution, expansion, integration, testing and maintenance of the ground entry points, operations centers, enterprise test and checkout capabilities and infrastructure management, including all development, systems engineering, integration, testing, maintenance, and site support.

For more information about the GDMS SDA GMI program, please go to: General Dynamics Awarded Design and Development Contract for Space Development Agency’s Ground, Management and Integration Program - General Dynamics Mission Systems

Key Responsibilities

• Systems engineering that includes decomposing requirements into modeling of the traffic data flow from a satellite constellation to the ground network

• Pre-planned or ad-hoc scheduling and satellite services to track missiles

• Analysis of missile tracking data to validate the traffic model

• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Technical Skills

• Prefer recent modeling of communication data, preferably using satellite constellations and ground networks

• Prefer recent Satellite to Ground RF communication protocol experience, end to end packet prioritization and routing, or traffic modeling experience

Bonus Skills You Might Bring

• Recent experience with missile tracking systems design and architecture, and sensor fusion techniques