General Overview APEX TK is looking for an amazingly talented Threat Systems Analyst to join our team! In this role you will get to provide threat signature development and modeling support to the Threat Modeling Center (TMC).
What You'll Be Doing: Coordinate with internal MDA and external stakeholders to determine threat needs for Integrated Master Test Plan events.Coordinate with MDA/DEI and the Intel Production Centers to obtain intelligence assessments and reference data necessary to define and build threat models consisting of kinematic, RF, and IR models.Evaluate intelligence data and to provide technical reviews of associated Threat Model Requirements Documents produced by the prime contractor. Articulate change recommendations.Provide verification and validation recommendation of prime contractor produced kinematic, RF, and IR models. Articulate change recommendations.Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders and the prime contractor in the development of event verification and validation documentation which compares all threat models to the latest intelligence assessments. Articulate change recommendations.Ability to recognize and understand shortfalls in threat data generation capability and how advances in technology can be used to improve threat representation, particularly in areas of ablation and radio frequency / electro optical / infrared signatures.Work the MDA Core Truth Models team to identify and evaluate software applications to support the emerging threat signature requirements.Work with other members of the MDA team to integrate efforts and meet M&S program objectives for MDA events and real world activities.Support TMC M&S threat software/tool development in support of integrated threat production capability (kinematic and signature threat data generation).Represent the government and interface with contractors at technical interchanges. Assist other MDA organizations, the Intelligence Community, and warfighters to articulate threat data needs.Investigate and recommend innovative technical approaches and process improvements to improve quality of the delivered threat products and to reduce schedule risk. What Required Skills You'll Bring: Master's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience or a Bachelor's degree and 20+ years of relevant experienceActive SECRET clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI clearanceCreative thinking, problem solving, analytical thinkingAbility to work with a diverse team of engineers with different perspectives and objectivesAbility to effectively communicate complex ideas to non-technical audienceWorking knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, TEAMS)
What Desired Skills You'll Bring: Understanding of kinematics, radar cross section or infrared data and software that supports the production of threat stimulus data