m&s product team lead - Colorado Springs, United States - Qtec

Description

QTEC Aerospace is seeking a MODELING & SIMULATION (M&S) PRODUCT TEAM LEAD to join our team of professionals in Colorado Springs, CO.

The successful candidate will become part of a team of professionals representing both industry and government in support of a Missile Defense System (MDS) with a mission of protecting the United States and our allies.

The successful candidate will be detail oriented, have a proven track record and a positive work ethic.
Job SummaryQTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals.

The successful candidate will function as an integral member of a multi-contractor team providing program, engineering, and technical support to Missile Defense programs.

The M&S Product Team Lead will be developing emulators, integrating 3rd party simulators, developing scenarios, and anchoring models and system behaviors for the organization on the program at Schriever Space Force Base, CO, which supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Force (SF) customers.

Job Duties/ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:

Support a broad range of topics, with increasing scope and complexity as assigned including, but not limited to:the development of sensor emulation, interface exchange behaviors, scenario development, coordinate transforms of state vectors and covariances between various coordinate systems transformations, implementation of Kalman filtering, radar signal processing, various metaheuristics for performance optimization problems, and use case development and testingWork closely with agile teams to understand concepts, algorithms, and logging in order to prototype M&S Tools and generate scenario datasetsUtilize math, physics, statistics, data parsing, plotting, and database techniques to develop Algorithm Description Documents (ADDs) and algorithm reference implementations and commit them to Git repositories for version controlDevelop unit tests, preferably as Cucumber scenarios, in order to support the transition and development of MATLAB reference implementations in JavaUse DevSecOps principles to setup and maintain nightly pipelines to support automated analysis / test and continuous integration testing of algorithm reference implementationsProvide demonstrations of their ADDs and reference implementations as part of Agile sprints with their respective Integrated Product Team (IPT) to the program Project Owners (POs) and Release Train Engineer (RTE)Provide technical support to the IPTs in order to develop M&S tools that help verify and validate the tactical implementation of algorithmsDevelop technical briefs and present briefings to both internal and external stakeholders at Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs)Complete understanding and wide application of technical principle, theories, and concepts in the fieldGeneral knowledge of other related disciplinesFrequently interface internally with IPT of other systems engineers, software developers, and analystsFrequently interface external contacts and government customerRepresent the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issuesInterfacing with the RTE and POs in order to develop and maintain the M&S IPT Backlog within JIRAContribute to the M&S IPT completion of storiesMentor junior engineers on the M&S IPTMinimum Education and ExperienceBachelor's degree in physics, Mathematics, or related Science, Engineering discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience, with at least 9 years of experience or a related Master's degree at least 7 years of experienceRequired Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesStrong math and physics, including probability and statistics, linear algebra, and calculusMust have ability to use MATLAB or similar languages (Python, Perl, Bash, Mathematica, JavaScript, etc.) to perform prototyping, data visualization, scripting, parsing, and functional programmingDeveloping and working with mathematical modelsAlgorithm engineering to solve computer algorithm problems, including design, analysis, implementation, optimization, profiling, and experimental evaluationSystems engineering and software engineering processes and principlesBe able to work both independently and in a team environmentMust have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environmentExcellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and prepare and brief presentations to the customer as neededSelf-starter with ability to work both independently and in a team environmentDesired Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesStrong analytical skill including Monte Carlo analysis and statistical regressionThe ability to use MATLAB, Linux, databases, Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins/Hudson, Jira, Cucumber, Confluence, Twiki, and regular expressionsFamiliarity with Linux and/or Unix based developmentModeling and simulation of large complex systemsMachine learning techniques and metaheuristicsVerification & Validation (V&V) testing of complex software systemsSurveillance and target acquisition, track state estimation and correlation, track-to-truth mapping, state vectors, tracking covariances, coordinate conversions, time conversions, and EOIR/RF phenomenology, scheduling and resource management, identification and discrimination, battle management, signal processing, and/or orbital dynamicsAgile software development processesDistributed application environments coded in Java, C++, or other Object-Oriented languages.

Current DoD Top Secret security clearanceCapability of supporting occasional domestic and foreign travelCapability of supporting occasional off-duty hoursSecurity ClearanceCandidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.

Salary Range$150,000 - $224,000Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

BenefitsQTEC Aerospace offers a variety of benefits including healthcare, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Employees may choose among the offered benefits to design the best benefits package to suit their individual or family needs.

LocationColorado Springs, COIt is the policy of QTEC, Inc.

not to discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, religion, disability, veteran status or any protected statuses and to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals within the company.

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