Scenario Design Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Scenerio Designer

Company Overview:

KODA is a people-first company recognized as a six-time winner of Huntsville's Best Places to Work® Award, certified as a Great Place to Work®, and a Best Place for Working Parents®. KODA is a small business focused on solving complex engineering problems on national-priority projects in domains such as missile defense, hypersonics, DOD space, and civil space.

Our expertise spans Radar and Missile Development, Multi-Domain Operations, Flight and Ground Test Planning and Execution, Tactical Data Link Testing, Test Range Instrumentation, Systems Engineering and Integration, Model and Simulation Development, and Digital Engineering/Model-Based Systems Engineering.

The name KODA, a Native American word meaning 'allies', embodies our dedication to our customers and each other. Trust and integrity guide us in all we do. We prioritize our people, support national-priority missions, and give back to our community through the KODA Cares program. We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a commitment to professional growth. Join us and learn more at

Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking a Scenario Designer to join the team responsible for Missile Defense System (MDS) Ground Test (GT) scenario design and planning for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). MDA GTs are used to assess our nation's defense systems through a variety of HWIL and simulation tests. The Scenario Design team uses its understanding of how each of these systems work and interoperate to build the tests. Our knowledge is constantly growing. The team is also developing cutting-edge tools on the latest hardware. The qualified candidate will be able to analyze requirements and constraints, utilize existing tools and provide input for future tool development, and quickly learn the MDS. This candidate loves to put puzzles together, analyze everything, continually learn, innovate, and produce excellent products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather and maintain requirements from the element/system/warfighter stakeholders in order to develop optimal test scenarios. Requires interaction with stakeholders to ensure proper understanding of the requirements and BMD capabilities being tested.
• A threat repository, using externally flow and internally generated (TGx, Omega) threat trajectories, is used to build the test scenarios.
• Use sensor/weapon simulations and analytical tools to evaluate the threat engagement space and determine the requirements feasibility. If feasible, a set of qualifying trajectories can be combined into raids and test cases to ensure the optimal coverage of the desired requirements within minimum testing resources. If not feasible, provide reasoning or recommended alternatives that still allow for testing of BMD capability.
• Provide testing support and direction for the software team on the simulation and analysis tools used in the scenario design process.
• Build standard products (Scenario Matrix, Scenario Design Review, Test Case Design Review) that capture the results of the scenario design test cases. Respond to stakeholder questions and concerns, iterating to a community-accepted design used for ground test execution.

Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering, Math, Computer Science, Physics, or similar technical discipline
• 5-10 years of experience in system analysis or characterization of MDS components (e.g., GMD, THAAD, Aegis, Patriot, CD, UEWR, SBX, TPY-2, LRDR, etc.) to include weapon system and/or radar analysis experience
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Able to track multiple tasks at the same time
• Highly motivated and committed to completing tasks with excellence and within deadlines
• Ability to work within a fast-paced team environment
• Active SECRET clearance

Desired Skills:

• Experience with SQL, Tableau, and/or Python

Clearance: Must be a U.S. citizen and hold an Active DoD Secret clearance

KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact [email protected] to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.