Jobs at APEX TK

Lead systems engineering and integration for C3BM and missile defense capabilities, including space-based missile tracking, discrimination, cueing, infrared sensor integration, and emerging technology transition. Evaluate sensor performance, support operational fielding, conduct technical reviews at Secret and TS levels, brief stakeholders, and assist with acquisition activities, contractor oversight, and government-furnished equipment coordination.

Supports C3BM and C2BMC systems engineering, technology assessment, integration, trade studies, risk analysis, requirements development, and transition planning. Coordinates with government stakeholders, laboratories, FFRDCs, and contractors; assists acquisition activities and evaluates contractor performance. Applies systems and network engineering to testing, integration, and operations while supporting advanced development, software acquisition strategies, and future weapon-system capabilities.

Lead C3BM and C2BMC systems engineering, interoperability analysis, technical integration, and interface design. Develop specifications, requirements, and interfaces for current and future C3BM spirals, while supporting integration evaluations and product definitions. Apply systems and network engineering to real-world testing, integration, and operations, coordinating with government, prime contractors, subcontractors, and MDA/DCC stakeholders.

Conduct astrodynamics modeling, simulation, trade studies, and technical assessments supporting government satellite programs across Earth orbits. Develop and validate analysis tools and algorithms using programming languages and simulation technologies. Analyze orbit changes, rendezvous and proximity operations, and maneuvering satellite orbit determination. Present technical findings to government and internal customers while collaborating with experts in propulsion, trajectories, sensing, and high-performance computing.

Develop and evaluate machine learning algorithms for satellite recognition, tracking, sensor scheduling, anomaly detection, prediction, classification, clustering, and optimization. Perform exploratory data analysis, build scalable HPC pipelines, conduct space-related engineering analyses, validate external algorithms, collaborate with satellite and astrodynamics experts, and present technical findings to customers and stakeholders.

Provides NASA-wide earned value management subject matter expertise, including contractor and in-house project surveillance, compliance reviews, integrated baseline reviews, systems administration, policy maintenance, training, reporting, and stakeholder coordination. The role supports EVM databases, software, working groups, executive initiatives, communications, and agency-level guidance while ensuring compliance with NASA, federal, and industry standards.

Leads engineering operations for the Missile Defense Agency’s Targets and Countermeasures program. Manages executive engineering battle rhythms, briefings, taskers, classified workflows, technical reviews, governance documentation, CARD and PESHE updates, baseline plans, configuration control, and cross-directorate coordination. Supports senior military and civilian leadership while integrating stakeholders, contractors, partner organizations, and federal agencies.

Develop and maintain SysML-based system architecture models for Missile Defense Agency programs. Ensure requirements traceability, support digital engineering integration, conduct interface and trade studies, and prepare model-based artifacts for SRR, PDR, CDR, and configuration control reviews. Collaborate with government, contractor, and engineering stakeholders while maintaining model version control and baseline compliance.

Manages configuration-controlled program data for MDA missile defense programs, including document repositories, data routing, CDRL tracking, milestone review support, configuration control boards, and lessons-learned databases. Administers SharePoint and integrated data environments, reviews systems engineering documentation, coordinates stakeholders, and prepares reports, briefings, action items, and data packages. Requires an active DoD clearance, U.S. citizenship, a bachelor’s degree, and 7+ years supporting complex DoD or missile defense programs.

Supports Missile Defense Agency target vehicle development, telemetry engineering, mission planning, and flight-test analysis. Configures telemetry acquisition equipment, processes and decommutates telemetry data, develops visualizations and situational-awareness displays, and prepares technical reports and briefings. Contributes to requirements, modeling and simulation, trajectory validation, performance analysis, and test activities while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Provides senior engineering oversight for missile-defense payloads and countermeasure development. Reviews contractor designs, technical plans, instrumentation layouts, qualification activities, and testing methods. Supports major lifecycle milestone reviews, leads technical interchange meetings, coordinates with MDA organizations, and advises cost and scheduling teams. Requires expertise in complex DoD program execution, threat systems, IR/RCS signatures, materials, flight-test requirements, and payload hardware development.

Provide technical assistance for missile defense target vehicles, focusing on GNC, modeling, simulation, and trajectory analysis while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

The Range Safety & Flight Termination Engineer will oversee range safety requirements, support flight termination systems, and provide reports on testing and findings.

Support MDA Chief Engineer by developing and capturing system models using MBSE tools, coordinating with internal and external teams, and advancing model-based engineering over document-driven processes.

The Modeling and Simulation Engineer will develop scripts for scenario modeling and performance analysis, focusing on orbital mechanics and sensor phenomenology, while collaborating on complex aerospace issues.