Senior Modeling and Simulation Engineer

SENIOR MODELING AND SIMULATION ENGINEER

LOCATION: Hanscom AFB, Bedford MA

Salary Range: $145k-150k annually

JOB STATUS: Full-time

CLEARANCE: Secret

TRAVEL: as needed by Customer

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Modeling and Simulation Engineer located at the Hanscom AFB in Bedford, MA.  This role is in the C3I and Infrastructure Division (AFLCMC/HNI) which focuses on providing enterprise support to over 110 active Air Force, Air National Guard (ANG), and Air Force Reserve installations and bases. The role will support the Air Force Intranet (AFINC) Weapon System programs to include Next Generation Gateway and Zero Trust efforts.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: Secret
• Education: 
  • Master’s or Doctorate Degree and 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional dicipline being performed, 5 years of which must be in the DoD
  • OR, Bachelor’s Degree and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 of which must be in the DoD
  • OR GED and at least 5years of experience in the respective profession being performed, 5of which must be in the DoD.
  • OR, 15 years of directly related experience, 8 of which must be in the DoD.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS  

• Ability to communicate with Military officers, Leadership and Government civilians. 
• Assist in the management  of the Next Gen Gateway (NGG) MBSE program as the blueprint code for the SoS level as the AFINC PMO POC with the NGG Vendor.
• Manage the ongoing configuration governance and project schedule.
• Possess an understanding of Cloud based applications, and Cameo Enterprise Architecture with ability to operate on TeamWork Cloud (TWC). 
• Possess understanding and practice of SysML and UAF.
• Possess ability to tie MBSE languages to network engineering configurations at different levels of classifications.
• Possess the ability to read and translate DFAR documents; specifically Technical Requirements, Block 39, NIST 800-53 REV5, Zero Trust documents, and System Subsystem Design Description documents (S/SDD)
• Ability to establish traceability from goal to requirement to capability to tool to configuration items; their ports, protocols, and services management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Contractor shall have knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience in performing all tasks defined below:

• Provide knowledge and experience in supporting and conducting simulation studies to include but not limited to system and component performance, engineering trade-offs, system effectiveness, cost, and logistics. Knowledge and experience must include reviewing/modeling work for compliance with regulations and best practices; developing and maintaining modeling best practices; analyzing complex problems; developing relevant models and constraints to run complex dynamic structural, thermal or other analyses; and reviewing and supporting work to develop appropriate models to solve complex weapon system issues, to include networking and communications.
• Develop and apply advanced software and systems methods, theories, and research techniques in the investigation and solution of complex and advanced technical problems. Analyze, evaluate, and plan methods of approach and organize means to achieve solutions of complex technical problems.  Conduct investigations and tests of considerable complexity.  Evaluate vendor capabilities to provide required products or services.  Provide technical consultation to technical staff or other organizations.
• Work with a team of analysts onsite at Hanscom AFB and with Government clients to verify the correct intelligence data required for key modeling and simulation analyses, including models that range from engineering to mission level. Work with internal and external organizations to gather required capabilities and performance data for classified threat systems to ensure proper characterization of the threat models.  Apply these analysis tools, object models, and analytical techniques to support mission-level analyses, to include the performance of military communication networks, susceptibility to Integrated Air Defense Systems, concept alternatives characterization, development planning, and the analysis of new systems, technologies, effectiveness, and lethality.
• Experience with software engineering with a modeling and simulation, radar, or communications background.
• Experience with Radio Frequency (RF) and Antenna modeling and simulation.
• Experience with technical writing.
• Experience with working in a research environment.
• Experience with C2 processes.
• Experience with Live, Virtual and Constructive environment.
• Ability to assess RF performance with software.
• Ability to adapt current and outside sourced models, as needed.
• Experience with analysis, including modeling and simulation tools, such as System Tool Kit, Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration and Modeling software tool, Riverbed Modeler, or similar tools. Experience in data management; ability to compose documentation; analysis reports, and briefings.
• Experience coding in MATLAB, Simulink, or C++.
• Possession of excellent statistical analysis or operations research skills.
• Employ Digital Engineering, Digital Thread, Digital Twin techniques across system Lifecycle.