General Dynamics Mission Systems · 6 hours ago
Space Force Traffic Modeling System Engineer for Missile Tracking (Sign-On Bonus Available)
Scottsdale, AZ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$183K/yr - $203K/yr
10+ years expGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems is a leading provider of high technology solutions for defense and scientific missions. They are seeking a Missile Tracking Systems Engineer to develop and deploy operational systems for the US Space Force's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, focusing on systems engineering, modeling, and analysis of missile tracking data.
AerospaceBusiness Information SystemsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySensor
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
S ystems engineering that includes decomposing requirements into modeling of the traffic data flow from a satellite constellation to the ground network
P re-planned or ad-hoc scheduling and satellite services to track missiles
Analysis of missile tracking data to validate the traffic model
Qualification
Required
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field
10+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 8 years of job-related experience
Department of Defense TS/SCI clearance required at time of hire
The selected candidate must be able to obtain a Polygraph within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
U.S. citizenship is required
Minimum of 15+ years of recent modeling of communication data, preferably using satellite constellations and ground networks
Minimum of 10+ years of recent Satellite to Ground RF communication protocol experience, end to end packet prioritization and routing, or traffic modeling experience
Preferred
Agile experience preferred
Recent experience with programming languages such as MATLAB, Java, Python
Recent experience with simulation and modeling analysis tools such as Ansys STK
Recent experience with System/Software design for cloud-based microservice architecture
Experience with image processing (collection, handling, storing, and analysis)
Benefits
401k matching
Flex time off
Paid parental leave
Healthcare benefits
Health & wellness programs
Employee resource and social groups
Company
General Dynamics Mission Systems
General Dynamics Mission Systems designs and delivers critical systems and products for defense and cybersecurity customers. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Bo Elam
VP and CFO
Scott Butler
Senior Vice President Program Execution
Recent News
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2026-01-17
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