Technical & Scientific Lead Engineer - 18528
Date: Apr 5, 2024
Location: Huntsville, AL, Alabama, United States
Company: HII's Mission Technologies division
Requisition Number: 18528
Required Travel: 11 - 25%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Security Clearance: TS/SCI
Level of Experience: Senior
This opportunity resides with Cyber & Electronic Warfare, a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace. Our deep expertise in network architecture, software and hardware development, cybersecurity and the electromagnetic environment uniquely enables us to support sensitive missions for federal agency partners.
Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.
Summary
HII is recognized as one of America’s top large company employers and is driven by strong values and ethics that put people’s safety and well-being first.
HII employees continuously rise to the challenge of setting the highest standard of professional and ethical conduct and perform in concert with our company slogan “Hard Stuff Done Right”.
Mission Technologies, a division of HII has a need for a Technical & Scientific Lead Engineer who has experience with counter rockets, artillery, mortar, and unmanned aerial systems. This opportunity will support the design and implementation of software programs and analytical schemes for shaping developmental efforts for testing, sensing, tracking, and engaging rockets, artillery, mortars, and unmanned aerial systems.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
- Conduct simulation of tactical events across the full spectrum of Live, Virtual, and Constructive simulation systems.
- Collaborate with all levels of personnel regarding simulation techniques regarding different points in the acquisition cycle and discuss the limitations of particular simulations for validity and prediction.
- Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree from an accredited institution within fields of engineering, mathematics, physics, or operations research.
- 20 years of experience in the use of military radar systems, and the networked Command and Control systems that translate sensor data into combat information.
- Must possess demonstrable knowledge of the sciences of ballistics, information theory, and feedback response, development of Kalman filtering, and other statistical smoothing techniques to clarify sensor data and allow real-time and near real-time categorization, classification, and identification of a wide range of aerial objects.
- Must possess demonstrated knowledge of simulation of tactical events across the full spectrum of Live, Virtual, and Constructive simulation systems.
- Must possess demonstrated knowledge of the appropriate level of fidelity required of simulation techniques to answer questions raised at different points in the Acquisition Cycle, as well as the limitations of particular simulations for validity and prediction.
- Clearance: TOP SECRET security clearance with Active or Current TS/SCI is required.
Physical Requirements
- Office, and indoor/outdoor test environments.
Why HII
We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.
Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.
Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
Today’s challenges are bigger than ever, and the nation needs the best of us. It’s why we’re focused on hiring, developing and nurturing our diversity. We believe that diversity among our workforce strengthens the organization, stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of ideas and enriches the work lives of all our employees.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
Do You Need Assistance?
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Technical Solutions.