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- Principally evaluate the accuracy performance of submarine launched and intercontinental ballistic missiles using modeling and estimation techniques
- Use actual representative flight test data to assess system accuracy and other performance characteristics
- Learn about inertial navigation with accelerometers and gyroscopes and apply your physics knowledge to understand how such instruments work and their important sources of inaccuracy
- Learn about the use of gravity models by the weapon system and apply your physics background to quantify system inaccuracy due to errors in those gravity models
- Conduct system engineering investigations and special studies of accuracy concerns
- Innovate and implement statistical estimation and physics-based analysis methodologies to meet emergent needs Qualifications You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you...
- Possess a PhD in applied math, applied statistics, physics, engineering, or a closely related field with relevant experience in statistical estimation, quantitative evaluation, and/or state-space, physics-based modeling
- Are also skilled in scientific programming using a high-level language, such as C++, MATLAB, or Python
- Possess outstanding written and oral communication skills
- Effectively collaborate with all levels of staff, external collaborators and sponsors
- Are willing and able to occasionally travel to meetings and sponsor sites
- Are able to acquire an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately acquire a final Top Secret level clearance
- Maximum likelihood estimation using Fisher information
- Kalman filtering
- SLBM or ICBM weapon system accuracy analysis
- Aided inertial navigation error analysis
- Interdisciplinary skills in math, physics, statistics, and computer science
- Hold an active Secret or higher level clearance Why work at APL? The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) brings world-class expertise to our nation's most critical defense, security, space and science challenges
Weapon System Analyst with Security Clearance - Laurel, MD, United States - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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Are you passionate about applying your physics knowledge and mathematical skills to solve real world problems? Do you love to learn about complex systems and new methods of analysis to attack difficult problems? Do you enjoy collaborating with small teams? Do you enjoy working with real data and developing analysis software to analyze it? If so, we 're looking for someone like you to join our team at APLWe are seeking a Weapon System Analyst to help us evaluate the system-level accuracy of the nation's most significant strategic deterrent-the Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)
In addition, we need someone to advance our understanding of accuracy for the Air Force 's Ground Based Strategic Deterrent replacement of the Minuteman ICBM
As an analyst in the System Modeling & Estimation group you will...
Eligibility requirements include U.S
citizenship You 'll exceed our minimum requirements with experience in any of the following...
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