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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · 2 months ago

2026 PhD Graduate - Modeling and Simulation Analyst - Air Combat and Strike Mission Analysis Group

Laurel, MD

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$102K/yr - $228K/yr

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking a PhD graduate to support the development of air dominance and strike platforms. The role involves building and applying modeling and simulation tools for mission effectiveness analysis and contributing to a collaborative team environment.

EducationUniversities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Evaluate the US military’s ability to deny, degrade, disrupt, and deceive threat sensors, communications, and tracking to improve platform survivability in contested environments

Model scenarios with strike weapons and aircraft to make critical contributions to their design, requirements, and optimal tactical employment

Conduct and analyze multi-domain, mission-level simulations to identify trends, extract meaningful insights, and support mission planning and strategic decision-making

Apply MATLAB, Python, and/or other programming languages to develop scripts to process and analyze data

Qualification

PhD in technical fieldModelingSimulationMATLABPythonData visualizationAir platform survivabilityRadio frequency physicsSignal processingTeamworkIndependent work

Required

Possess a PhD in engineering, physics, computer science, applied mathematics, or a related technical field

Have some familiarity with programming languages and standard methodologies

Can work effectively in a team environment as well as independently

Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date, and can ultimately obtain a Top Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship

Preferred

Have a PhD in one of the technical fields listed above with research focused on designing, conducting and analyzing experiments

Are skilled in data visualization or modeling and simulation

Have experience with air platform maneuverability and survivability, radio frequency (RF) physics and signal processing, or Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (ISR&T)

Have experience applying MATLAB or Python to analysis problems

Have an active security clearance

Benefits

Generous benefits

Robust education assistance program

Unparalleled retirement contributions

Healthy work/life balance

Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development.

Company

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center (UARC) that provides solutions to complex national security and scientific challenges with technical expertise and prototyping, research and development, and analysis.

Founded in 1942