Missile Defense Analyst - Principal

Job Description

Job Description

4M Research, Inc. (4M) is a Woman owned small business established in 2007 and headquartered in Huntsville, AL. 4M specializes in Systems and Software Engineering and Analysis, Information Technology, Planning and Analysis, and Field Support Services to a variety of customers including MDA, NASA, and AMCOM. Our continuous and rapid growth is attributable to the caliber of employees 4M strives to hire and retain.

4M Research is seeking a principal level Missile Defense Analyst for our team in Huntsville, AL.

Successful candidates will:

• Perform first-principles physics-based analysis to quantify the likelihood and severity of Missile Defense System (MDS) capability gaps and forecast performance of potential mitigations
• Develop analysis tools in Matlab
• Execute batches of Matlab-based M&S runs in a high performance computing (HPC) environment and analyze the results
• Assess potential benefits and regrets of proposed solutions to capability gaps
• Present findings clearly in briefings and white papers.

Required

• PhD in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, or mathematics
• Strong critical thinking skills or related degree
• Prior experience with the Missile Defense System (MDS), with a solid understanding of one or more of the following: missile defense radars, OPIR, battle managers, interceptors+
• Matlab proficiency
• Benchmark proficiency
• 15+ years of related work experience
• Active Secret clearance

Desired

• PhD in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, or mathematics
• Ability to reason from first principles
• Strong communication skills
• Prior experience with the Missile Defense System (MDS), with an in-depth understanding of one or more of the following: missile defense radars, OPIR, battle managers, interceptors

Please Note: US Citizenship is required

Qualified candidates should apply online at

For assistance call 256-319-4646.

4M Research, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer and an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).