Principal C-UAS Systems Integration & Operational Analysis Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead integration of the Next Generation C-UAS Missile into command-and-control and battle-management systems.
• Support end-to-end integration across the interceptor, launcher, canister, command-and-control system, radar, sensor, communications network, and external system interfaces.
• Develop and maintain system-integration plans, interface requirements, verification methods, and test objectives.
• Coordinate integration activities among missile developers, launcher teams, command-and-control providers, sensor developers, government customers, test organizations, and operational users.
• Support laboratory, ground, system-integration, flight, and live-fire testing at government and contractor facilities.
• Provide on-site engineering and analytical support at test ranges such as Yuma Proving Ground, White Sands Missile Range, Eglin Air Force Base, and other locations.
• Monitor test execution, evaluate system performance, identify anomalies, and provide timely recommendations during active test events.
• Analyze system performance across the complete engagement sequence, from target detection and tracking through weapon assignment, launch, interceptor flyout, and target defeat.

Job requirements

• Master's degree in operations research, operations management, systems engineering, applied mathematics, engineering management, or a related field.
• Direct experience with C-UAS interceptors, launchers, command-and-control systems, and sensor architectures.
• Experience supporting the Joint Analysis Team or a comparable government systems-engineering and operational-analysis organization.
• Experience integrating missile or interceptor systems with FAAD C2, IBCS-M, or comparable battle-management systems.
• Experience supporting tests at Yuma Proving Ground, White Sands Missile Range, Eglin Air Force Base, or similar Department of Defense ranges.
• Experience conducting operational or theater analysis of deployed C-UAS systems.
• Experience preparing forensic analyses following real-world UAS engagements.
• Knowledge of radar coverage, sensor placement, interceptor envelopes, site-emplacement planning, and layered-defense design.