Northrop Grumman Missions Systems Sector is offering a challenging and rewarding career as a Hypersonic Systems Engineer in Colorado Springs, CO. This position will be part of a team developing advanced technologies for maturation across the Hypersonic Defense (HD) 'kill chain' (Boost, Glide, Terminal) including early identification of technologies for sensors, communication, Command & Control, Kinetic & non-kinetic effecters supporting advanced components for HD architectures.
Responsibilities include
- Participation in system/component trade studies and analysis using established methodologies and system simulation tools to contribute to requirements development tasks.
- Development and presentation of briefings within the team and to senior technical managers within the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and supporting stakeholders.
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Basic Qualifications:
- 9 Years with Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM); 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
- Active Secret Clearance
- Knowledge of physics of hypersonic flight, to include thermal effects on materials and object signatures in RF and IR bands.
- Knowledge of aerodynamic effects on missile bodies, multi-band sensors, control systems, and vehicle design implications.
- Understanding of properties of threats to achieve hypersonic flight and requirements on interceptors and sensors to defeat them.
- Must demonstrate knowledge/expertise on both sides of the Systems Engineering V to develop effective system-of-system level requirements.
- Familiar with systems and components of the ballistic missile defense or air defense systems.
- May use and/or contribute to models in MATLAB and python-based simulation tools.
- Collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
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