Counter-Countermeasures Senior Systems Engineer

Special Aerospace Services
US - Alabama - Huntsville
January 23, 2025

Description

Position at Special Aerospace Services

Willbrook Solutions, Inc.
is an SAS Company

Counter-Countermeasures Senior Systems Engineer Location:
Huntsville, AL

SAS is an aerospace and defense company specializing in engineering, hardware, products, and mission-critical communication systems to meet customer needs during the life cycle of a program or project.
The SAS team provides engineering services, counter-hypersonic missile defense, mission-critical communications and technology solutions, and precision machining to defense, intelligence, and space customers.
Our clients include NASA, DoD, and commercial space providers.
As a lifecycle company, we have established dedicated teams to meet customer needs at any stage in the lifecycle of a program or project.
Whether it is R&D, proposal support, systems engineering, digital engineering, or the manufacturing and delivery of hardware, SAS is the go-to company for engineering and hardware in the space industry.

Willbrook Solutions is eagerly seeking a Counter-Countermeasures Senior Systems Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will support the Missile Defense Agency's Counter-Countermeasures and Discrimination Directorate (SEM) Special Access Program (SAP)

RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS:

Reviewing and commenting on achievable capabilities, assisting in the development of integrated master assessment plans, providing updates and integrated budgetary inputs across all technical projects
Reviewing implementation and timing of the SAP projects across the MDA timeline
Evaluating intelligence community inputs for threats posed to the Missile Defense System (MDS) to assist in the performance of risk assessments
Support MDA System Engineering to coordinate capability improvements to the MDS
Assist, plan, and coordinate trade studies and analyses to quantify potential performance improvements and concept implementation
Support discrimination improvements consisting of potential MDS sensor, fire control, and kill vehicle initiatives to counter current and evolving threats
Plan and execute multi-disciplined projects involving prime contractors, other MDA offices, and FFRDC
Assist in review and selection of technology and or equipment white papers for unconventional technologies acquisition
Building and providing inputs to Congressional requests
Reviewing and submitting comments to MDS system documentation
Responsible SETA SME for SAP projects reviewing and providing additional leadership with government oversight in the development of project, program, and strategic documents to include being the responsible SETA SME during technical meetings and interchanges
Review of programmatic documents ensure applicability within the MDS
Playing an integral part of the SEM Team ensuring strategic Program Management objectives and activities completed on time, within scope, ensuring customer goals are achieved

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

Active TS/SCI
Qualified to be read into SAP programs
MS with 12+ years' experience
Understanding and application of sound engineering and analysis principles
Familiarity with complex missile defense systems and analysis
Proficiency in written and verbal skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications (e.g.
PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, Outlook)
Ability to develop reports and presentations for senior-level MDA, OSD, and Congressional personnel
Ability to work within a collaborative environment composed of Military, Government Civilian, Prime Contractor, and Supporting Contractor personnel

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Detailed knowledge of the Missile Defense System functionality and concept of operations, including interceptors, ground systems, sensors, and command, control, battle management and communications.
Familiarity with strategic threats and scenarios, natural and hostile environments and their effect on defense system performance, and advanced missile defense technology development.
Experience with DoD acquisition regulations and best practices for accomplishing systems engineering within the acquisition framework
Familiarity with threat discrimination, counter-countermeasures, and countermeasure mitigation
Experience with the DoD PPBE process and preparing products for fiscal year budgeting activities
Strong interpersonal skills to coordinate across the Counter-Countermeasures Discrimination Directorate, supporting MDA Stakeholders, and industry partners

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

Active TS/SCI Required

The background check and drug screen will be required prior to any hire.

Special Aerospace Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
It prohibits discrimination, retaliation, or any type of harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, citizenship, immigration status, or any other legally protected status in employment, including in hiring, firing, and recruiting decisions.
All applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States for positions at SAS.
There may be limited circumstances in which a law, regulation, executive order, or government contract would require certain citizenship; only in those limited circumstances would SAS require certain citizenship status to comply with the relevant law, regulation, executive order, or government contract applicable to that position.
For all other positions, SAS does not consider an applicant's citizenship but only requires that the applicant be authorized to work lawfully in the United States.
If a position is one that falls under export control laws and regulations requiring authorization from the U.S.
government to access export-controlled items, any hiring is contingent on the applicant passing the export compliance assessment, which is separate from the I-9 process, for that specific position.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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