Principal Systems Engineer
Canvas
Huntsville, AL
Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer Location : Huntsville, AL - (Hybrid) Canvas is looking for a talented Principal Systems Engineer - Ballistic Missile Defense Subject Matter Expert (BMD SME) to join our team! In this role you will get to facilitate the modeling, simulation, and analyses of future concepts that shape the future of the Missile Defense System (MDS) and respond to Warfighter needs. Duties Duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Facilitate the definition of future concepts for modeling, simulation, and analysis.
- Act as a subject matter expert in future concept definition, architecture analyses, and reviewing preliminary results prior to delivery to customer.
- Assess MDS threats, capability gaps, challenges, needs and opportunities, and develop potential system mitigations and capability revolutions and evolutions at the architecture level.
- Support modeling & simulation (M&S) efforts related to the above, including analysis efforts on DoD High Performance Computing (HPC).
- Develop analysis plans, run M&S to execute the analysis plan, perform analysis on the results, prepare analysis reports, and provide reviews of analysis products.
- Masters Degree in STEM Field. *Experience may be substituted for education with customer approval.
- 12+ years of experience in missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/project.
- Master's Degree in STEM Field with 12+ years of experience in missile defense-related or other complex, large DoD program/project.
- Active Secret clearance required with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.
- Extensive experience in the modeling, assessment, and evaluation of future missile defense architectures.
- Deep understanding of the current MDS architecture and future concepts
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance; Active Secret clearance desired.
- Active TS/SCI Clearance.
- Experience with the definition and use of advanced concepts and algorithms for the M&S of MDS architectures.
- Experience with M&S and analysis of MDS architectures involving both directed and kinetic energy weapons and other future concepts.
- Experience supporting systems engineering-related architecture design activities.
- Experience with multidisciplinary analysis and optimization environments, including analysis of diverse physical phenomena.
- Specialized MDS analysis experience in: threat characterization, trajectories, RF sensing/signatures, and/or EO/IR sensing/signatures.
- Proven ability to coauthor numerous reports and provide significant contributions to MDS studies and responses to Congress.
- Experience with Cyber gaps, mitigations, and future Cyber Architecture development.
- Experience serving as a key advisor and collaborating on products that may go outside the Agency, such as DoD, Services, Combatant Commands, industry experts, etc.
- Ability to develop and use MDS architecture simulations; knowledge of MATLAB and/or Python is a plus, including HPC experience and/or MBSE experience.
- Ability to perform technology assessment & analysis and provide insight on the utility of potentially useful technologies.
- Must be willing to travel up to 10%.
- Competitive Wages*
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Generous company-funded Basic Life Insurance
- Company-funded Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Dependent Care and Medical Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match and 100% immediate vesting
- Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing training, continuing education, or advanced degree programs
- Robust Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Spot Awards for exemplary individual performance
- Discretionary performance-based bonuses
- And many more!
- Final compensation for this position is determined by a variety of factors, such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.
Posted 2025-10-13
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